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

the bedroom. She hesitated at the door for a moment, but in the

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

taking

drifted towards the

of her 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

knew he

understand why Jared chose her. Was, it just

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

gaze naturally fell on

only wearing a white towel. He 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

Agnes was stunned.

had always kept her eyes

Agnes‘ dazed expression, Jared said, “Are you satisfied with my