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...?"

his head, then sat

it's been a while.

nodded, at a loss for

good seeing him? He didn't seem alright, did he? But then again, maybe if I hadn't seen him, things could've

you've seen Geneva, haven't

about the figure I'd seen at the

hurts more than a father and daughter being

nodded, his eyes soft

like her mom, but now she's starting to

behind her food poisoning, the scumbag.

beside him in

years? What

looked up at me with

was probably not far

five minutes before he spoke

mom was sick. Talbot was a match and offered to help, but

having minor financial troubles, nothing

rest confirmed Geneva's

into cooking the books, funneling the company's

escape abroad,

word.

evenly, unsure of how to

nodded vigorously, "Yes, it's all my fault,

forgiveness, and I didn't offer

as was Talbot,