When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie)

Clyde had only injured his hand. Other than that, he was fine. Kayla had got some imported medicine, costing thousands of dollars per pill. No wonder it worked wonders.

As for me, I needed regular check-ups to ensure I was in good health. When I left the hospital, Jade and Eliana waited at the entrance with flowers, cheering, "Let's celebrate Melanie's discharge. May God bless her forever!"

I quickly put on a hat and a mask, pretending I didn't know these two clowns, but they caught up with me.

Clyde seemed over the moon, insisting on keeping the flowers at home. It looked like the kidnapping had brought Clyde and me closer, almost like when we first married. Everything was great except that we weren't hitting the sheets.

After resting for several days, I returned to work, only to find everything had changed. Almost everyone greeted me warmly, their eyes no longer filled with disdain.

After all, I was the Mrs. Patterson that Clyde had fought so hard to get back.

It confirmed the office rumors that I was Clyde's true love. No one saw me as the gold-digger anymore but the cherished Mrs. Patterson. Some even said ours was a love story that blossomed after marriage, with Clyde being the prodigal son who had finally seen the light.

I paid no mind to the gossip, focusing instead on the overpass project. Because of my ordeal, the project had fallen behind schedule, but there was no room for further delays.

When Vinson dropped by the office, I was stunned. He had lost weight, looking utterly exhausted. He had texted me during my absence, inquiring about my well-being but never mentioning his own.

When thinking about it, I found it was odd. Knowing what had happened to me, Vinson should have visited, but he didn't.

"Sorry, I had some trouble with a project overseas and just got back. How are you holding up?" Vinson asked.

It became clear he was juggling too much, running himself ragged.

I answered with a faint smile, "You can see for yourself. I'm fine now. Don't worry. Here to discuss the overpass project?"

Before bringing up the project, Vinson gave me a once-over, ensuring I looked good.

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Thinking of Clyde made me sigh.

"Vinson, I do recognize your capabilities and those of Aspire World. Ideally, we should join forces, but Clyde... Let's go to see him together. The Patterson Group is still his domain."

Vinson nodded. "Your husband is quite the handful."

I let out a sheepish chuckle. That was putting it lightly.

Clyde was normally all calm and collected, but for some reason, he was really butting heads with Vinson.

Approaching Clyde's office, I was surprised to find a stunning woman dressed provocatively, leaning across the desk, laughing and chatting with Clyde.

"Mel, watch out for this one. She's trouble," Lina warned, clutching a stack of files and giving the woman a disdainful look.

"Who is she?" I frowned at the woman. Her profile seemed familiar, but I couldn't place her.

Lina scoffed, "Don't know her. She claims to represent the Crawford family from Ironvale. Anything to do with you? Anyway, she's fishy. I saw her trying to fall into Mr. Patterson's arms on arms on purpose. Kayla was gone, and now, here comes another temptress. Keep your eyes on her, Mel."