Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 24

Ryder strolled over, eyed Agnes and asked, “What are you doing here?”

Caught off guard. Agnes stammered, “It’s a long story”

The butler inquired, “Mr. Ryder, do you know them?”

Ryder pointed at Agnes and said, “She’s a friend”

He then glanced at Jenny and declared casually, “Don’t know this one though”

The butler got the drift immediately, and his attitude towards Agnes changed, “Since you’re a friend of Mr. Ryder, you can go in. But as for you, miss, without an invitation, you need to leave. If you try to sneak in over the wall again, we’ll call the cops.”

Jenny got kicked out.

Standing outside the Whitfield family mansion, Jenny was fuming. She couldn’t believe that Agnes had somehow gotten in with Ryder. Inside, it was all glitz and glamour, but she had got no part in it!

look at Agnes‘ arm and said, “You’re hurt. Let

scratched her arm

fine, I should go.”

he grabbed her hand and stated, Come with

that, Agnes got dragged into the Whitfield

blown away. The mansion was enormous. The ground floor alone was like a huge ballroom full of elegant people. It overflowed with champagne, crystal chandeliers casting light like

couldn’t help but

Pritchard family’s mansion was also grand, but compared to this, it seemed a bit behind the times. It

in the elevator to avoid the

up, Agnes tentatively asked, “Is Jared here

at Agnes, “Why? You’re interested in taking up the position of

“No, I was just curious. Everyone’s saying your family is looking for a wife for Jared today, I just wanted to see who he

He already has someone he

to herself, “Jared

and said, “Wait here, I’ll find you some clothes. There are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today, but this is