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.”

nervously, “The Whitfield’s backyard

gaze falling

was obviously lying because he knew his mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days ago.

was lying, didn’t expose her, just

hand, where she had scratched it when climbing over the wall, and laughed it off, “Just a scratch.

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

awkward, “Well….. I had some

wasn’t that Agnes didn’t want to tell him. She

“If it’s hard to say,

then, someone called Ryder’s name. Seemed

“Go ahead, don’t mind me. I’ll be leaving later.”

nodded, “If you need

nodded, and Ryder turned

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

expect him to help her

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