Chapter 18

Upon hearing this, Jared’s frown deepened. His voice turned icier, “What did you just call me?”

Agnes, half–asleep, turned over and mumbled something, “Elton…”

A surge of anger bubbled up in Jared. He grabbed Agnes‘ face and said coldly, “Agnes, look at me. Who am I?”

But then Jared noticed his fingertips were cold and damp. Agnes‘ eyes were closed, but tears were rolling down from the corners of them.

Agnes was crying.

Jared got up and fetched a warm towel. He sat by the bed and gently wiped away her tears.

her of when she was a child, lying in

her eyes, and

taking care of a treasure. It’d been a long time since Agnes

Agnes sat up, wrapped her arms around Jared’s neck, and kissed him. This was the first time she had ever taken the initiative. If it had been before, she wouldn’t have dared. But with the help of alcohol, Agnes just wanted to

He wasn’t used to Agnes

a faint smell of alcohol on

at the moment. But in the end, he

“Agnes, what are

his words, Agnes felt like she’d been doused with a bucket of ice water. She pulled away from Jared, looking at

up and said, “I’m going to take a shower,

hid under the covers, clutching a pillow, but she couldn’t stop the tears from flowing. The disgust in Jared’s eyes had shattered

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