When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 127

Chapter 127



Neither of us would hold grudges, which made sorting through issues much easier.

Lisa's arrival was odd, and she didn't even try to hide her agenda. We both sensed something was off.

"When was the last time you got in touch with Talbot? It's been years without any contact. He visited you at the hospital, and your cousin Lisa suddenly came to my office. What are they up to? I feel it's not just about the bridge project." Aside from matters of the heart, Clyde was sharp as a tack.

I didn't hold back from him. Except for the diary my mom left behind, I told him everything.

"You've met Galen a few times. He's picked me up from school before, a real bean counter. I can't imagine him betraying my dad. But something was fishy about what happened back then, and even the police couldn't find him. It's all too strange."

Since Clyde was also digging into my family's past, I figured we should pool our resources.

for minutes before finally speaking up. "What made you start looking

returned home. I didn't have the headspace to investigate. Then my cancer relapsed, and

out the window, Warren's words popped into my head unbidden. He said I

therapists for us were fortune

fishy about my dad's situation. I don't want her to be restless, so

to look at

he didn't

everyone believed in messages from the dead, so he didn't have anything to retort

he supposed to talk to the spirit

silent, I prodded, "Do you think something was fishy about what happened to

kept mum all the way home until

to stay away from Talbot and

nearly breathless with frustration, giving him a speechless look. "Do you think

wasn't psychic. Besides, I

times. "Just don't get involved,