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.

"

just nodded in resignation, though holding

making sure I was truly fine before he finally

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

will pay, but we need solid

a moment before

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

we're going to work on this project together,

was really

to Clyde, but Talbot was brazen enough

the door, I gave Clyde a few words of

lay in bed, pretending to

ten minutes later, the door quietly

opened my eyes, brandishing the fruit knife I had been clutching.

burns, the

hadn't changed - I had always said Galen had strikingly dark

eyes were a carbon copy

again, and he quickly stooped to pick

who hadn't noticed anything amiss, just gave

know? Go

at him, "What, has he decided to drop the partnership now? After what you did, drugging him nearly to death, you

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

about me being a