A Bird in the Cage

Chapter 33 Schemes

“Did you scheme so elaborately all just to ask for ten million dollars?” Ryan questioned.

Since she was anxious about solving her problem at the time, she didn’t think too much about it. She thought what he said meant something else..

All her interactions with everyone, including meeting Cayden in front of him became part of her

so-called elaborate scheme.

Could his hatred for her have stemmed from what had happened between her and Cayden? Was it his possessiveness that caused him to suspect that she actually gave up her virginity to Cayden but had a re-virginization surgery for Ryan?

When she thought of it that way, it seemed to

make sense. However, she couldn’t seem to make sense of the fact that he was so sure about what had happened to her before she was 18 and that she felt a sense of familiarity with him.

“Get out. Stop pretending. I’m warning you, don’t have any ideas about Mr. Walker. I’ll always be watching you,” Luca warned impatiently when he saw Catherine in a daze.

Now that she realized there was nothing she could find out from him, she thought she might as well go home and try to find things out from her parents instead.

Ignoring Luca, Catherine silently opened the car door and got out, which made Luca surprised.

as a scourge and couldn’t wait for her to disappear from Mr.

her parents asked why she was back, she casually said that she couldn’t bear to leave them and wanted to stay the

Winnie was so happy that

Ryan would suddenly summon her in the middle of the night, Catherine

landline at home rang, and Winnie woke

He said he couldn’t sleep alone at home so he’s downstairs right now and he wants

her heart instantly sank. After

asked him to pick her up. Couldn’t that a**h*l* leave her alone for

how dissatisfied she was, she couldn’t disobey him or Luca would definitely

nightdress and put on a

“Mom, I’m leaving.”

Luca to stay

him to go to work tomorrow,” Catherine explained while walking

car was indeed there, parked on the shoulder

door to the backseat, Catherine barely took one step

for a walk, Luca!” Ryan ordered

“Mr. Walker-”

impatience and rage. This was the first time Catherine heard him speak that