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.

"

nodded in resignation, though holding

making sure I was truly fine before he finally seemed

teeth, he said, "That bastard Talbot, I'll make him pay for

but we need solid

was silent for a

you. I need to have a

we're going to work on this project

he was really steamed this

get to Clyde, but Talbot was brazen

Clyde a few

bed, pretending to be

minutes later, the door

suddenly opened my eyes,

was half-scarred from burns, the gruesome scars visible even

I had always

were a

my room door swung open again, and he quickly stooped to pick up a

noticed anything amiss, just gave me

should I know? Go find him

now? After what you did, drugging him nearly to death, you think

away from Galen, who was

ranted about me being a waste of the Patterson