Chapter 119

The place felt like it existed outside the world. For Giselle, it offered a brief escape from the chaos beyond its walls, from the tangled mess of people and events that scarred her. Here, she found a temporary sense of peace. In the days that followed, she actually began to enjoy the routine. She didn't struggle with insomnia anymore. She could eat, sleep, and drink normally. Her interactions with the other women in the shared dorm were pleasant enough. It was almost as if she had reconnected with the version of herself who once knew how to feel joy. At one point, she even wished the time could be longer—six months or a year—just to live here quietly, with discipline, cut off from all the things that had hurt her. She might've lost her freedom, but she had also left behind a world of pain. However, when a person started to feel at ease, time seemed to pass quickly. Five days passed in the blink of an eye. When Giselle was released from the detention center, Vivienne was already w