When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel Chapter 224

I was just about to hit up Jade to get the lowdown on the office drama when Eliana swiped my phone right out of my hand.

"Seriously, do you have any clue how wrecked you are right now?" she snapped.

"Why the heck are you stressing about the office? Let Clyde deal with that mess."

Warren strolled in then, his face a mask of stone, though his eyes flickered with irritation.

"Keen to work? The Grim Reaper's got a spot all lined up for you. Eager for an early promotion?"

"Warren, that's way out of line!" Eliana jumped in, protective as a mother hen, shielding me behind her.

"She's not got long left. Can't you say something nice for once?"

Rubbing my aching forehead, I couldn't help but feel these siblings were here to twist the knife.

"Eliana, cut it out. I've got a couple more years in me."

Both Eliana and Warren turned to me, their faces clouding over.

Warren, casting a glance at my medical reports, said, "Let's get you admitted for a week. We'll talk about discharge once you pass all the tests."

"I haven’t lost a patient on my watch yet. Try me," he said, his face unchanging, yet his words carried a chillingly real threat.

Eliana, baring her teeth, added, "You bet. I'll be here every day to make sure."

True to her word, Eliana stuck by me whenever she could.

Jade would drop by now and then, always in a huff.

"Rachel's totally lost it. She thinks she's the queen bee, acting all high and mighty!"

"She's going around calling herself a design prodigy. Like, please, who doesn't know the real deal behind her so-called awards?"

"She and Clyde getting cozy in the break room got leaked in the group chat. And guess what? She fired the person who posted it. Talk about not checking herself."

I had seen that photo, too—the two of them, close together. Rachel, usually so reserved, had a soft smile while Clyde tenderly arranged her hair, both completely lost in each other's eyes.

It was getting hard to tell if Clyde saw me in her, or had always seen her in me.