A Bird in the Cage novel Chapter 41

Chapter 43 Fear and Helplessness

While Catherine ran, she felt a sudden warmth on her arm as if someone was grabbing her. She instinctively stopped and turned away.

The moment she turned around, Catherine was stunned by the face she saw. She gaped at the person in shock without knowing how to react.

The man had a dark face with protruding cheekbones, and he seemed to be out of his mind. His clothes were ragged, and his whole body exuded a rotten smell. At a glance, he looked obviously like a tramp.

“You… you’re so beautiful. Beautiful!” the man grinned and tightened his grip on her slender arm, pulling her to his side.

“Let go of me! Let go!” Catherine screamed and struggled with all her strength.

“I wanna kiss you…” he smirked and wrapped his other hand around her neck.

“Let me go! Help! Let me go!” Catherine cried for help, but there was no one on the streets except for the passing cars on such a hot day.

Cathrine was afraid and helpless, but she didn’t have much strength to resist.

In a panic, she raised her foot and intended to step on the man’s foot with her heels, but he cunningly dodged her.

The tramp secured his large hands on her thin shoulders and leaned forward, trying to peck her pretty red lips.

Catherine desperately struggled to avoid his lips. Fear and disgust made her forget how to breathe properly.

While trying to avoid his attack, Catherine shouted hoarsely, “Help! Somebody, help!” Who could save her? She didn’t want to be molested by this man.

It seemed that the homeless man didn’t just want to kiss her. She dared not imagine what would happen if he forced her to the ground.

The man was unusually strong. As expected, her worst imaginations came true as he pushed her to the ground.

With the hard push, Catherine could feel the pebbles on the walkway prickling onto her back, but now wasn’t the right time to worry over whether it hurt or not. Getting out of this man’s

grip was the priority.

After a bunch of non-stop punching and kicking at him, the man didn’t let her go. Even when she used up all of her strength, the man only became ferocious.

He wanted to kiss her left cheek, but she turned her head to avoid him, and when he aimed for her right cheek. she shook him off.

Growing impatient, the tramp raised his hand to slap her, but his hand was suspended in the air without falling onto her face.

Terrified, Catherine shut her eyes, but her body didn’t give up on struggling to shake him off.

All of a sudden, the grip on her body loosened. The man’s weight was gone. Soon after, she heard a loud wail. Opening her eyes, Catherine saw that the man was thrown off to the ground.

“Are you okay?” She heard a voice laced with

urgency and concern, and it sounded familiar. Who else could the owner of the voice be if he wasn’t Ryan?

He came, he finally came to save her!

At that moment, she had temporarily forgotten her hatred towards him and whose husband he was. She only knew that he was her lifesaver-the best person in the world.

Ryan crouched down while Catherine struggled to sit up. Without much thought, she threw herself in his arms and started sobbing.

“I was so scared! He scared me… he scared me to death…” she murmured in a trembling voice. Her arms were tightly wrapped around his neck, and her petite body was shaking fervently.

If that person had taken advantage of her, Catherine couldn’t imagine having the courage to

live on.

Ryan saved her this time, so he practically became her life savior.

Hugging her life savior tightly, she felt like a drowning person who managed to grab onto driftwood in the sea. She couldn’t relax her grip on him the slightest bit.

Pulling her closer to him, Ryan embraced her delicate body in his arms.

“It’s okay, baby. Don’t be afraid. I’m here now. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have left you alone,” he comforted her softly while caressing her back with his big palms to calm her down.

“I’m scared! I’m really scared. I’m scared to death…” Catherine didn’t know what was wrong, but she couldn’t control herself, so she bawled in front of him.