A Bird in the Cage

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 You Have No Right to Refuse

“You have no right to refuse!” he whispered in her ear again. He was right. She had no right to refuse.

Otherwise, her father, who was controlled by him, might… “Please! Let me go! She’s my best friend.

Even if you don’t care about me, don’t you care about her?” Catherine begged in a low voice, holding

onto the last bit of hope as tears pooled in her eyes. Even if he couldn’t love her, he shouldn’t insult her

like this. He shouldn’t be disrespectful to the wedding. Ignoring her tearful pleas, he grabbed her

resisting hands… Catherine was in pain. Physically, Catherine was in pain, but inside, her heart ached

even more.

He never cared whether she wanted it or not. To him, she was probably worse than an animal. Initially,

Catherine thought that if he got married, she could finally leave him. She didn’t expect that it would turn

out this way. Shutting her eyes, Catherine bit her lip and grabbed hold of the bathroom door handle.

Tears were running down her cheeks, falling onto the white floor. Finally, it was over. At that moment,

Catherine was too weak to stand steadily. Taking a deep breath, she tried to restore her strength as

fast as she could. “

Did it feel good?” he whispered in her ear. “I should be the one asking you that. You’re the only one

who has the right to feel good,” Catherine replied coldly. When she turned around and gave him a cold

look, she noticed a large patch of red stain on his shirt. He must have purposefully spilled wine on his

shirt so that he could use it as an excuse to change in the bathroom. As he tidied up his clothes, the

corners of his lips curved into a smirk. “Great. You know that very well.” “Can we end our relationship

here?” She didn’t want to be entangled with him anymore. The gratitude she had for him vanished the

moment he took advantage of her. What replaced it was sorrow and hatred. “There are 92 days left

until our contract ends.” How did he remember it so clearly? “Now, go and attend my wedding.” Once

he finished his sentence, he opened the door and headed out. Catherine crouched down weakly. After

resting for a while, she gathered all her strength and stood up. She then fixed her appearance before

returning to the hotel lobby.

After being seated again, she saw that Ryan had returned to the ceremony. He had already changed

into fresh clothes and was currently exchanging rings with the bride. “Hey there, beauty. Are you

alone? I’m Leonardo Walker. What about you?” Leonardo, the third son of the Walker Family, had sat

next to her and hit on her. Leonardo was a well-known playboy.

There were rumors saying he would even flirt with a pretty little Chihuahua. “Shh!” Catherine made a

shushing gesture and pointed forward. “Are you willing to take Jasmine Burton as your wife…” “Ryan

Walker! You jerk, come out!” A woman was shouting from outside the wedding hall, interrupting the

priest. Catherine, who had been nervous throughout the ceremony, suddenly felt relieved. Kevin finally

arranged for someone to stop the wedding! ‘Ryan Walker! Even if I can’t stop the wedding, somebody

else can!’ She thought. Everyone turned to look at Ryan.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly fell silent. “Sorry, sir, we couldn’t stop that woman because she’s

pregnant. We don’t want to hurt her,” reported the head of the security team as he ran into the hall

drenched in sweat. “Let her in!” Ryan said indifferently. “What?!” His words immediately caused a

commotion in the wedding hall. An utterly chaotic scene unfolded before their eyes. People began to

whisper and discuss with each other. They were shocked at the fact that this gentle and elegant man

turned out to be a womanizer. The parents of the newlyweds had terrible expressions on their faces.

However, in order to save their face, they didn’t utter a word. Soon, a pregnant woman entered the hall

under the escort of two security guards. Pointing her finger at Ryan, she scolded angrily, “Ryan, you © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

have promised you will marry me, haven’t you? Are you going to abandon me and the child and marry

someone else now? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll lose two innocent lives? If you don’t stop the wedding

immediately, I will kill myself right here!” Ryan had never seen this woman before.

He wasn’t a playboy. When he heard the noise from outside, he knew that someone was trying to

make a scene here. It seemed that the woman’s words were pretty persuasive. The whispers among

the crowd grew louder. Everyone was busy pointing fingers at Ryan, who they deemed to be a playboy.

Ryan’s gaze swept across the pregnant woman’s face, and then he scanned the guests and his friends

who were present. Finally, his gaze fell on Catherine and stayed there for a second or two. Catherine

unconsciously held onto her glass, silently praying that he wouldn’t suspect her.

His lack of response and indifferent attitude caused the crowd to fall silent again. Jasmine, who was

standing next to him, looked calm and composed the entire time. There was a faint smile on her face

as she stood elegantly as if the one who had just appeared wasn’t her love rival. “What’s your name?”

Ryan asked the pregnant woman. “Are you pretending not to recognize me? How can you even

pretend that you don’t know my name? I’m Charlotte Sharp!” “Charlotte Sharp…”

Ryan silently recited her name, causing the crowd to fall into confusion. “How long have I been with

you?” he inquired again. “Two years.” She had already prepared those lines in advance so she could

answer his questions smoothly. “Then we should be very close with each other, right?” “Of course. I’m

carrying your child now! What are you talking about?!” “Can you please tell everyone where my coin-

sized birthmark is? Is it on my right arm or left arm?”