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!

Agnes‘ arm and said, “You’re

her arm

fine, I should

other plans, he grabbed her hand and stated, Come with me.”

got dragged

was enormous. The ground floor alone was like a huge ballroom full of elegant people. It overflowed with

couldn’t help but be

but compared to this, it seemed a bit behind the times. It was

Agnes up in the elevator to avoid

their way up, Agnes tentatively asked, “Is Jared here

“Why? You’re interested in taking up the position of Mrs. Whitfield’s

saying your family is looking for a wife for Jared today, I just wanted to see who he

of them. He already has someone he likes; he has liked her

thought to herself, “Jared already has someone

find you some clothes. There are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today, but this