Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 23

Agnes was at a loss for words. She didn’t want to argue with Jenny, she just said coolly, “Let’s jet, we can’t get in anyway.”

The taxi had already left, so they had to fobt it to find another one.

Jenny, on the other hand, was fuming. The invite was indeed a fake, a replica of Yolanda’s that Jenny had sneakily snapped a pic of and had duplicated.

She thought she could bluff her way in but got busted way too easily. And Agnes saw it all

Agnes wanted to bail, but Jenny was hell–bent on getting in. “I did this for the club. We’re already here, and I can’t just walk away. I have to get us in.” Agnes retorted, “And how do you plan on doing that without an invite?”

Jenny pointed to a big tree in the corner of the outer wall and said, “We could scale the wall.”

mind? There are cameras here,

Jared, and nothing you say is going to stop me, Agnes.” Agnes retorted, “Aren’t you pregnant? How are you going to climb a tree that high?”

to help me. If I fall, it could hurt me and Elton’s baby. You don’t want Elton to hate you forever, do you?”

starting to climb the tree. Agnes wanted to wash her hands off this madness, but climbing a tree and hopping a wall could be dangerous even for a non–pregnant person, let alone a pregnant woman

reluctant, Agnes didn’t want Jenny to have an accident. Knowing Jenny’s stubbornness,

She had always been agile, so climbing a tree was a piece of

Jenny up and prepared to hop the wall first, then help Jenny. But just as she jumped down, a dog came bounding towards

Retriever knocked her over before she could get her footing, licking

foiled their

of black–clad bodyguards surrounded them. Jenny was still hanging from the

of the mansion was in chaos. The butler of the Whitfield Manor was notified and hurried over, discussing with the head of security about what to do with them. “Agnes?”

her name.