When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 163

Chapter 163



Back at the hotel, the more I thought about today's events, the more they seemed off.

Even if Marilyn was looking for terminally ill patients, why did she need to know who I was?

Or was this whole thing orchestrated by her from the start? Was my dad's accident an inspiration for her macabre scheme? Choosing hospital patients with no hope left to do her bidding?

And then there was the peculiar janitor today, always seeming to dodge me.

Yet, he carefully removed a piece of plastic stuck to my clothes and patted me down after.

Such a casual gesture, but who does that if they're not familiar with you?

Then, his burned hand and his last name - could it be?

Suddenly, it hit me why she was named Geneva; it was after Galen Brown's wife's last name.

joy, just like how Geneva had once explained the

be that this man was Galen

Galen Brown had me rushing to confront him at the hospital. Why hadn't he left the country, and why hadn't he sought me out? What was he still doing in Ironvale? Question after question whirled in my

barely opened my door when Clyde

Weren't you

suspicion about possibly running

Hospitals are pretty strict about who they

janitor

had evaded discovery could be because

was still around, keeping

on

he could intervene if threatened Geneva

evidence to

to the hospital. What if he

so close to the

Clyde stopped me. "You said Marilyn knows you, and so does Galen. It's not wise for you to go. Your frequent appearances could

was being too impatient and

day brought disappointing news; the janitor had

told the

came up