A Bird in the Cage

Chapter 15 Sick

Tossing the phone on the bed, Catherine rushed into the bathroom. With her physical condition, she would get a fever if she showered with cold water.

Today, she wanted to punish herself by falling ill and making herself suffer or she would feel even more tortured by her guilt and go crazy.

Since Ryan was going on his honeymoon tomorrow, he definitely would not come back tonight. Therefore, now was the time to taste the suffering of being ill and alone in his apartment.

In fact, she hoped that it was more painful than she expected.

Although the water wasn’t considered too cold in June, it was bone-chillingly cold to Catherine. As

she shuddered a little, she realized that it was not only her body that was cold but her heart.

Taking a shower, she began drenching herself. As if that wasn’t enough because she didn’t feel numb from the feelings, she remembered all the pajamas Ryan had bought for her.

How could she be so worthless as to forget how hateful he was just because of those pajamas? How could she harbor designs on Jas’ love?

Drawing a cold water bath, she soaked herself in it and continued showering with cold water.

At that point, she was so cold that her teeth were chattering and she had goosebumps all over. Of course, that was the best. Better yet, she hoped it would be cold enough to freeze her heart.

Not knowing how long she was lying in a bath of cold water, she realized that the colder she felt, the

warmer her breath was.

Suddenly, her cellphone rang from the bedroom. Getting out of the bathtub and feeling a little dizzy, she forced herself to wipe her body with a towel and stumbled back into the bedroom.

her that she cooked dinner and told her to come back with Luca. She almost forgot all

Cath?” Her mother asked over the phone.

cold,” she replied with

were fine this morning. How did you suddenly catch a cold? Did you turn on the air

water. I don’t feel like moving around today. I’ll bring him back soon

If he doesn’t know how to do, I will send it

to do it. He knows how to do everything…” Catherine was so anxious that she began

go get some water to

it and only

so hard that her face was completely red. Even though she

torture herself

hurt, her heart wouldn’t

occurred to her that life was so changeable. Her world got

her or loved her, she thought that she could move him one

her hope got shattered, her life just withered slowly

for a 22-year-old girl to lose hope? Despite being at the peak of her

realized that she didn’t take her

and swallowed one pill.

some time just doing

stopped but she kept feeling colder and colder lying on the

to cover up with a blanket despite it being just next to her feet. She wanted the cold to

heat and the cold tortured her at the same time as she was shivering

her fuzziness, a outgoing and handsome man she

you sad, darling?”

hug you, silly.” In her trance, he seemed more handsome than usual. After taking a