When Love Becomes a Cage (Melanie) novel Chapter 146

"Back to her hometown? I don't remember her having much in her family."

My father told me that Galen Brown and his wife knew each other in the orphanage. They didn’t have any relatives in their families.

Now why would their daughter Geneva even bother returning since Galen Brown is missing and his wife had passed away?

"She got expelled from school."

Vinson got someone investigated and found out that Geneva Brown had been living on her own in Aurorea for years.

She seemed to live a better life before as she had enough money to get by even if her mother passed away.

But life had been hard on her for the past six months. She started stealing money at school and even got caught shoplifting with her classmates.

In Aurorea, that's enough to rack up a pretty serious record, even though she's not yet 18.

The school finally had no choice but to expel her, leaving her with nowhere to go but back home.

I couldn't help but think of Geneva's image: big eyes, clever and sensible with two faint dimples.

She was always so bubbly and cheerful.

It's sad, really, how quickly people can change.

But back then, what I had been through for the past few years also changed me a lot.

"Can we find out when she's coming back? Where she might go?"

Vinson pulled out his phone and sent me a message.

"I've got the flight and time all checked out for you, so will you go back?"

"I've booked you a flight this afternoon. How are you feeling?"

Geneva is coming back tomorrow afternoon and probably to the old house where she used to live.

Galen Brown's assets were likely confiscated now and I was wondering where else she could go.

Thinking I might get some clues from her, I looked at Vinson with gratitude. "Thanks."

He just shrugged his shoulders without saying much more.

Turns out, the charm offensive isn't all that effective. It has to be genuine.

And when I rushed home, I witnessed a scene that truly shocked me.

Lisa was right in front of me, at the door of my apartment dressed in a red silk dress with a sheer white coat draped over her shoulders.

"Clyde, it's so scary staying in a hotel all by myself."

"Don't you get scared living in such a big apartment alone? Let me stay with you tonight."

"Melanie's not here, just let me in."

Clyde blocked the doorway, refusing to let her in.

She was already reaching out to touch Clyde’s chest.

I suddenly burst into laughter.

"Who's actually scared? Why don't you two go stay in my small apartment? Smaller space, less fear. I'm not scared. Leave the big apartment to me."