All Chapters of Get Out of the Cage: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Melanie was stunned still as she listened to Jamie.Then, suddenly, a wide smile bloomed on her face. Jamie was right. No one could trap her—only her thoughts could. She had already broken up with Ken. She shouldn't let the past control or limit her anymore.All of a sudden, she felt lighter. "How about we have barbecue at my place?" she suggested to Jamie. "I'm not really used to the food here.""Sure, what do we need to prepare? I'll help you out."Jamie wasn't just saying it. While Melanie prepared the ingredients, he helped her the whole way through.As she watched his handsome profile, for the first time, she felt her heart race. Her pulse quickened with each passing moment. She nervously shifted her gaze away.But as she turned her head, Jamie looked down and smiled.After enjoying the barbecue together, Jamie helped clean up before leaving.The smell of the barbecue lingered in her mouth. Melanie was in a good mood, thinking about how she could have barbecues more of

Ken looked at her with a complicated expression. "How did you become like this? You're so unfamiliar now, I almost couldn't recognize you. You were always so gentle, considerate, and kind. You're always caring about me. You...""If being praised for being gentle, considerate, and kind means being constantly suppressed and exploited by you, then you should keep those compliments for yourself," Melanie cut him off.She now preferred to be praised for being confident, beautiful, knowledgeable, and capable, rather than being described as obedient and virtuous.Her transformation was too great, and her response was something Ken hadn't anticipated. He stared at her, momentarily speechless and unsure of what to say.Melanie didn't wait for his reply and got into the car with Jamie and the others.A group of people shamelessly showed up at her place to mooch a meal.While she was cooking, no one acted like Ken, sitting back and behaving like a king. The kitchen was large enough for ev

"Yes!" Melanie agreed, delighted.Two years ago, she was afraid of being hurt by another man again. But Jamie taught her, cared for her, and made her inner strength grow.She liked him, so she chose to accept him wholeheartedly. That was all—that was enough. Meanwhile, as for Ken… The first time he set eyes on Melanie, she was only sixteen.She had been much too pitiful. Her resemblance to Jennifer, especially her eyes and eyebrows, made it impossible for him to leave her.Out of sympathy, Ken helped her parents and her. At that time, he had no ulterior motives. He simply helped because he saw someone in need.After being rejected by Jennifer time and again, he was deeply hurt. And then, when eighteen-year-old Melanie looked at him, her eyes betrayed an undeniable affection.So when Jennifer rejected him for the umpteenth time and went abroad, Ken chose to confess to Melanie. At first, he never intended to make her a replacement—he just wanted to have a relationship and for