A Bird in the Cage novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9 I Didn’t Know Your Husband Was Here

“… I didn’t know your husband was here. I should probably leave the two of you alone. Let’s meet another day!” Turning around, Catherine said quickly before leaving.

“No, wait! I have something important to tell you!” Jasmine panicked and grabbed her arm.

“Let’s meet another day and talk in private!”

“Have a seat! Do I look that intimidating to you?‘ Ryan spoke with a plain attitude.

“It’s all your fault! Your poker face is scaring Catherine. You should put on a friendly smile whenever you meet my friends next time.”

Jasmine pretended to be upset and teased him.

She then dragged Catherine over to the table.

Without a choice, Catherine bit the bullet and sat down opposite her, but her eyes flickered around nervously, not knowing where to look.

“Catherine, why are your eyebags so heavy? Are you having trouble sleeping?”

Even though it was merely a common greeting, Catherine’s guilty conscience took a hold of her. It sounded as if Jas knew about the secret relationship between Ryan and her.

Catherine’s heart skipped a beat as she clenched her fists underneath the table.

Her face turned crimson, and her expression twisted as she looked at Jasmine. Catherine wanted to explain, but she was afraid that she would expose their relationship.

“Excuse me!” Ryan called out, successfully diverting Jasmine’s attention.

“Yes, sir! How may I help you?”

“Please make a cup of chamomile tea for this lady, thanks.”

Chamomile tea was used to calm the mind, but Catherine was sceptical because he never treated her with so much care before. Now, this situation really drove her crazy.

‘Does he have to make it so obvious? Isn’t he afraid that Jas would be suspicious about his behaviors?’

Sitting on the table, Catherine felt anxious and uncomfortable.

“Why isn’t he here yet?” Jasmine muttered to herself and looked down at her watch.

“Who else did you invite, honey?” Ryan asked gently.

“You’ll know when they arrive, darling!” Jasmine replied with a smile.

Watching the couple in front of her calling each

other with pet names, Catherine felt like a redundant presence.

If she weren’t there, they might have already started making out with each other. When she imagined that intimate scene, she couldn’t help but feel nauseous.

“Why do you always have to be so mysterious?” Ryan asked before leaning his face close to

Jasmine’s. Without shame, he was about to peck Jasmine on the cheeks, completely ignoring Catherine’s presence.

When she heard what he said, anger overpowered her as she stepped hard on his feet with her high heels.

Catherine was seething with anger. She wanted nothing but to slap him hard in the face. However, her angry face really turned him on.

raised her chin and refuted.

Wrapping his arms around her waist, he tightened his grip and leaned his face against hers.

She knew that he was going to tell her, “You have no right to resist.”

Shutting her eyes, she let tears fall silently down her cheeks before his lips touched hers.

However, the grip on her waist suddenly loosened, and she regained freedom.

“If Jas notices that you cried, you’ll get punished!” Ryan warned before leaving the bathroom in a hurry.

After wiping her tears away, she realized that she didn’t have the courage to tell her friend the truth. She didn’t know how to deal with her sadness and was also afraid of losing her only friend.

In order to hide it from Jasmine, she let the tears dry up and forced a smile in front of the mirror before returning to the VIP Room.

“Someone’s gonna call the police if you still don’t come out, Catherine!” Jasmine covered her mouth while giggling while looking at the man sitting opposite Ryan.

Only then did Catherine notice that there was another person sitting next to her seat. It was none other than Leonardo Walker, who had tried to flirt with her at Ryan’s wedding.

“Come on, let me introduce you to each other. This is Leonardo, the third son of the Walker family. I asked you out today because he kept pestering me! Even our renowned playboy is acting shy in

front of you. He didn’t dare to ask you out directly,” Jasmine exclaimed excitedly.

When Catherine took a quick glance at Ryan, his