Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 25

Agnes froze, thinking she must have been dreaming.

Jared spotted Agnes and he was taken aback too.

In surprise, Agnes questioned, “What are you doing here?”

Jared composed himself, strolled in leisurely and closed the door. He nonchalantly responded, “This is my room.”

Only then did Agnes realize, Ryder had brought her to Jared’s room for cover.

Seeing Jared approach, Agnes felt a sudden surge of nervousness.

He took off his coat, revealing a crisp white shirt that made him look incredibly handsome.

“What brings you

reason, Agnes felt a wave of unexplained

eligible single girls of Willowbrook Town are here for

smirk played at the corner of Jared’s mouth as he lightly pinched

“I am not

serious, Jared said, “It’s you who doesn’t want to make our relationship public. How about this, come downstairs with me now and I’ll formally introduce you to my father and sister. Your father is also here, we can tell

he grabbed Agnes‘ hand and headed for

in her tracks, “No, I’m not ready yet. And this isn’t the right occasion.”

was dressed casually today. She had just climbed over the wall, wrestled with a golden retriever in the garden and was covered in mud. She couldn’t possibly appear before the Whitfield family

around, putting on an innocent expression, “See, I’ve been waiting for you to be ready, always accommodating you. You should compensate me,

think?”

something was off, but she asked as

three days. Have you missed me?” Agnes

was worried Ryder