When Love Becomes a Cage by Nora

Chapter 177

Chapter 177



I didn't sleep a wink all night, constantly checking the time on my phone.

By eleven, I was already up, keeping an eye on the hallway.

Lisa had arranged for me to stay in the VIP suite, conveniently close to the staircase.

I counted the seconds in my head, and when I noticed the red light on the stairwell's security camera flicker off, I knew the surveillance system was updating.

Taking advantage of the distraction, I quickly left my room and headed up the stairs.

Two floors above my room was the rooftop. Pushing open the door, I gripped the pocket knife in my hand tighter.

The wind was biting cold, and I wrapped my jacket tighter around me, scanning the area.

Suddenly, the door shut behind me, and then I saw a hunched figure.

"Galen?"

I cautiously approached, and he spoke in a raspy voice, "Follow me."

He led me to a corner of the rooftop, sheltered from the wind and prying eyes.

Removing his hat and mask, I saw the scars on his face and instinctively covered my mouth to stifle my sobs. "Galen, how did you...?"

shaking his head, then sat down

a while. It's

nodded, at a loss

him? He didn't seem alright, did he? But then

seen Geneva, haven't

seen at the hospital door, my voice

hurts more than a father and daughter being

nodded, his eyes soft with

and beautiful. She used to look like her mom, but now she's starting to resemble

must've been behind her food poisoning, the scumbag. He was just trying to

him in anger, then

been here all these years? What exactly happened?

at me with complex emotions, I didn't press

truth was probably not far

Galen a good five minutes before he spoke

a match and offered to help, but he wanted a

minor financial troubles, nothing serious, but

confirmed Geneva's

cooking the books, funneling the company's

their escape abroad, hoping to

word.

unsure of how

it's

didn't ask for my forgiveness, and

Talbot, but he