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!

one look at Agnes‘ arm and said, “You’re

has scratched her arm on some roses when she jumped down.

“It’s fine, I should

had other plans, he grabbed her hand and stated,

that, Agnes got dragged into the Whitfield family’s

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

Agnes couldn’t help

mansion was also grand, but compared to this, it seemed a bit behind the

in the elevator to avoid the crowd

tentatively asked, “Is Jared here today too?”

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

looking for a wife for Jared today, I just wanted to

has

to herself, “Jared already

here, I’ll find you some clothes. There are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today, but this is the quietest place. No one