When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 197



Everyone's eyes were glued to Clyde in disbelief, and I felt as if my blood had turned to ice. Was Clyde suffering from amnesia, or were his memories all jumbled up?

I approached him, cupping his face in my hands. "Clyde, look at me closely. Who am I?"

"Melanie, have you lost it? My girlfriend's right here!" he yelled, then turned to Rachel and said, "Babe, I swear I didn't do anything! It's all her fault."

"This isn't exactly my idea of fun, you know!" I retorted, just as he shoved me away. Rachel quickly caught me, then whispered in my ear, "What on earth is happening?"

I shook my head; I was as clueless as she was.

Fortunately, a nurse came to wheel Clyde out for a CT scan, and the room quieted down.

Rachel and I exchanged bewildered looks.

"I barely said two sentences to him when I got here, and he woke up, nearly gave me a heart attack."

"He wakes up and claims I'm his girlfriend. I thought he was joking, so I played along."

"Do you think he's developed some sort of psychological disorder?"

abroad and had come for a routine check-up

Clyde, and a casual

to find

Clyde together; otherwise, he

meant no harm, but his words stung. I had been by Clyde's side for so long with no sign of

arm around my shoulder. "Melanie, don't worry.

nodded, though I wasn't

showed Clyde's physical functions

days, other times the period after being recognized by the Patterson family. Throughout it all, his girlfriend was always by

girlfriend going abroad, he even casually said, "Rachel went abroad for further

was speechless; Rachel and I shared a dorm

looked at

I

a tough ask, considering you and Melanie are friends, and you're friends with Clyde too. Could you look after Clyde? He

a hint of reluctance in her eyes,

was the priority.

chimed in. "It's just a mix-up in his memories,

asset for any

Rachel eventually sighed and