Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Ryder, with his stern face, seemed to ignore everyone else, only addressing Agnes, “Come with me.”

Agnes nodded, gave a quick greeting briefly, and under everyone’s gaze, followed Ryder to the balcony.

The balcony was relatively quiet. A glass door completely isolated the hustle and bustle inside.

Ryder broke the silence, “Where did you sneak off to? I’ve been looking for you.”

She had just…..

Agnes’s face began to heat up, thankfully concealed by the night.

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Agnes fibbed, “After you left, I heard footsteps in the hall. Thought someone was heading my way, so I took off to the backyard for a bit. Got lost, didn’t expect it to be such a maze.”

“The Whitfield’s backyard is seriously

falling on Agnes’s dress.

in the backyard a few days ago. There were too many people today, so the backyard entrance was closed today

Agnes was lying, didn’t expose

climbing over the wall, and laughed it off, “Just a scratch. It’s

and Beatrice are here today. You could have come in through the front door. Why did you climb over

felt a bit awkward, “Well….. I had

want to tell him. She just didn’t know

it’s hard to

Seemed like one of his

ahead, don’t mind me. I’ll

“If you need anything,

and Ryder turned around

let out a sigh of relief. She wasn’t too familiar with this Icy man. Other than their not–so–pleasant first encounter, they had never crossed paths

to help

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