When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel 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.

Geneva, a name that brought joy, just like how Geneva had once explained the meaning behind her name.

Could it be that this man was Galen Brown himself?

The thought of possibly having encountered 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 head, driving me insane with the need for answers.

I had barely opened my door when Clyde walked in, looking somewhat exhausted.

“Where have you been? Weren’t you at the hospital today?”

I quickly shared my suspicion about possibly running into Galen Brown.

He looked at me, skeptical, “Are you sure? Hospitals are pretty strict about who they hire, they check everything.”