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?”

butler respectfully replied, “He is in his

She hesitated at the door for a moment, but in the end,

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

taking a shower.

on the couch, lost in thought. Her gaze drifted towards the

tell. But when Agnes married him, she had no idea he

one knew he

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

frosted glass door of the

gaze naturally fell on

and he looked refined

Agnes

though there was no privacy between them anymore, Agnes had always kept her eyes closed; she hadn’t dared

Jared said, “Are you satisfied with my body?”