When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 176

Chapter 176



Clyde had finally come to, though he was still a bit under the weather.

When he came to visit me in the hospital, he wrapped me in a tight embrace.

"Melanie, I'm so sorry. I never should've dragged you into this mess. How's the doc saying you're doing? Is it allergies or what? You okay?"

Lisa and I had our story straight, claiming my fainting spell was due to someone slipping something into my drink.

I gently patted Clyde on the back and comforted him, "I'm fine now, really."

Giving him a thorough once-over to assure myself he was just a bit weak but otherwise alright, I finally relaxed.

"Melanie, are you sure you're okay? You seem thinner. Have you been skipping meals?"

"Heard you've been by my side till you passed out yourself. Didn't your blood sugar drop again?"

He fished out a handful of candies from his pocket and placed them on my nightstand.

"Got these from the nurse. She said they're good for low blood sugar."

"From now on, you're keeping candies with you, okay? I'll be checking.

"

him, just nodded in

truly fine before he finally seemed

with gritted teeth, he said, "That bastard Talbot, I'll make

we need solid

silent for a moment

The doc will look after you. I need to have a

going to work on this project

knew he was really

to get to Clyde, but Talbot was

a shadow outside the door, I gave Clyde a few words of caution

in bed, pretending to

later, the

suddenly opened my eyes, brandishing

the gruesome scars visible

changed - I had always said Galen had strikingly dark eyes,

eyes were a carbon copy of

again, and he quickly stooped to pick up a dropped

amiss, just gave me a cold look.

should I know? Go

"What, has he decided to drop the partnership now? After what you did, drugging him nearly to death, you think he'd still want to work with you opet

slightly, intentionally keeping Talbot's attention away from Galen, who was making a discreet

a waste of the