Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 2

Agnes honestly said, “I’m at a department dinner at Flavour Fusion.”

Jared’s voice was cold, obviously tinged with displeasure. “Get your butt home now.”

And with that, he hung up.

Agnes was dumbstruck for half a minute. She returned to her seat and hurriedly said, “Something urgent just came up. I gotta scoot.”

Seeing her rush like that, everyone thought something big must’ve happened, so they didn’t try to stop her.

Agnes left the restaurant and hailed a cab straight back to Silver Oak Villas. It was a standalone garden mansion on a hillside. From the outside, it looked like a palace. The butler was at the door to welcome her. “Madam, you’re back.”

Agnes asked, “Where’s Mr. Whitfield?”

respectfully replied, “He is in

at the door for a moment, but in the

her surprise, the room was empty. The only sign of life was the sound of running water coming from the bathroom.

was taking

lost in thought. Her gaze drifted towards the bathroom. To be honest, she

married him, she had no idea he was the youngest CEO of the Tim Group and the heir of the Whitfield family, one of the

no one knew

understand why Jared chose her. Was, it just

Agnes was lost in thought, the frosted glass door of the

naturally fell on him.

had a great body, no extra fat, his skin was smooth, and he looked refined and handsome. His broad, muscular chest and perfect six–pack abs exuded mature masculine power and charm…

a moment, Agnes

Agnes had always kept her eyes closed;

expression, Jared said, “Are you satisfied