When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 105

Chapter 105



My mom's handwriting was elegant yet bold, a testament to her strength in script. I ran my fingers over her diary, feeling the lump in my throat grow as tears threatened to spill.

But as I flipped through the pages, I was stunned by the revelations inside.

"Several of our projects were undercut at the last minute. There's a mole. The cash flow crisis has something to do with Galen, but he's vanished." "The night before Leon died, he received a message from Galen Brown, claiming he wasn't the one who embezzled company funds and wanted to meet to explain. That very night, Leon got hit by a semi-truck."

"The truck driver, Malcom, was diagnosed with terminal kidney failure just days before his accident, and oddly, he divorced his wife, leaving her everything right before the crash."

Each entry was brief, but the implications were terrifying.

I had always suspected something was amiss with the family business, but being away at college, I was out of the loop. Then my dad passed, and I was in surgery in Country Aurorea. I returned home, believing it was all a tragic accident.

Yet, my mom's diary painted a sinister picture of a conspiracy in the shadows, threatening to strangle the life out of the Crawford family. The mention of someone tailing Mom sent shivers down my spine.

Standing beside me, Jade was speechless as we digested the details.

listed company, the Crawford family's business, though not a giant like Patterson Group or Aspire World, was nevertheless prosperous. We were sitting ducks if someone had

buying out your company?" Jade finally broke the silence. "Haven't

anymore. After drowning in debt, Talbot, who hadn't been in touch

memories grew foggy. Talbot was my dad's half-brother, making our relationship distant at best. Family gatherings ceased after Grandpa's passing, leaving us estranged. I didn't know much about the

Jade asked, recalling the day she rushed back from an overseas project

me, there was no other family

right, Talbot's business dealings

"Jade, remember our accountant, Galen

never discussed these

and was older than my father, always treating me kindly And I always liked him as a family friend. It was hard to believe he could get involved in

my parents, Galen was conspicuously

"The bald man? The

I nodded.

"He

nod followed by

man from Mom's diary, a family friend for over two decades. Galen often picked me up from school, always with snacks for me and

dark secrets," Jade said, her voice

pierced the bubble of denial I had been living in. It broke my heart to accept that