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 hurt. Let me get you some

she has scratched her arm on some roses when she jumped

“It’s fine, I should

Ryder had other plans, he grabbed her hand and

dragged into the

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

around, Agnes couldn’t help

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

up in the elevator to avoid the crowd in

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

interested in taking up

just curious. Everyone’s saying your family is looking for a wife for Jared today, I just wanted to see who he ends

them. He already has someone he likes;

“Jared already has someone he likes? Then

are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today, but this