When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel Chapter 195

"What do you know, kiddo?"

York shot Fenton a venomous look before storming out of the office.

Meanwhile, Fenton grabbed my arm and led me into his office.

"Melanie, you know about the whole debacle with Uncle George wanting big bro to take over Patterson Enterprises a few years back, right?"

I nodded. Clyde had mentioned it, and I had only found out about it later.

Being a Patterson, Fenton was bound to know the ins and outs.

He sighed, "He's causing trouble because he feels slighted. Imagine having a mega corporation like that snatched from your grasp. Wouldn't sit well with you, would it?"

He poured me a glass of water, adopting an almost paternal tone as he tried to console me.

"Big bro's got his strengths, dad used to say he's not too shabby at management, or else Uncle George wouldn't have considered him."

"But then there's Clyde, dad's golden boy, his pride and joy. Once he's back in action, York doesn't have a shot at sticking around in the company."

"Family scandal's the last thing we need. Looks bad all around."

Fenton, the whiz kid, had briefed me on several similar cases before.

He wasn't exactly a fan of the whole family business model Patterson Enterprises was running on, but at least the Patterson kids were competent, so it wasn't a total waste.

Eventually, he got to the heart of the matter.

"York's gonna keep stirring the pot because he wants to take over, that's clear as day to everyone, no use pretending otherwise."

I looked at him, surprised by his bluntness.

He waved it off, "Don't look at me like that, Melanie. It's an open secret. The only reason it's not out in the open is that no one wants to rock the boat."

"You might have reservations, but I don't. Clyde's got him beat hands down, no contest."