When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel 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?"

Rachel had just returned from abroad and had come for a routine check-up when she stumbled upon Merritt.

Their paths had crossed before over Clyde, and a casual inquiry revealed Clyde's accident.

"I didn't expect to find you here..."

"Rachel, seems like fate ties you and Clyde together; otherwise, he might have never woken up."

I knew Fenton meant no harm, but his words stung. I had been by Clyde's side for so long with no sign of him waking up, and then Rachel returns, and suddenly he's awake?

Rachel put an arm around my shoulder. "Melanie, don't worry. Now that he's awake, he'll surely remember everything."

I nodded, though I wasn't convinced.