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?”

replied, “He

bedroom. She hesitated at the door for

was empty. The only sign of life

taking a shower.

and plopped down on the couch, lost in thought. Her gaze drifted towards the bathroom. To be honest, she felt like everything that happened today was like a dream.

and the man in the bathroom was a whirlwind romance, a long story to tell. But when Agnes married him, she had no idea he was the youngest CEO of the Tim Group and the heir of

no one knew he was married.

day, Agnes couldn’t understand why Jared chose her. Was, it just

thought, the frosted glass door of the bathroom opened. Jared emerged from

gaze naturally fell

extra fat, his skin was smooth, and he looked refined and handsome. His broad, muscular chest and perfect

Agnes

was no privacy between them anymore, Agnes had always kept her

“Are you