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 is in his bedroom.”

at the door for a

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

taking a shower.

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

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

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

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

gaze naturally fell on him.

skin was smooth, and he looked refined and handsome. His broad, muscular chest and perfect six–pack abs exuded mature masculine power

moment, Agnes

Agnes had always kept her eyes closed; she hadn’t dared to really look.

“Are