Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 43

Those past events felt like they happened just yesterday, as if a long period had passed

Etton approached Agnes and said, ‘Agnes, I really miss you‘

Agnes replied, “We’re done, Elton Please don’t do this.”

Elton reached out to hold Agnes’s hand ‘Agnes, I know you hate me, but could you forgive me one last time? Agnes, I love you, I can’t live without you.”

But Agnes stepped back, looking up at Elton “Elton, we’re past the point of no return. Jenny is pregnant, you have to find courage. Don’t bother me anymore, things between us are long over”

Pain flickered in Elton’s eyes

As Agnes tried to leave, Elton blurted out, Jenny’s pregnancy was a fluke. She planned it. Agnes, please don’t ignore me, do you know how much I’ve suffered these days?”

tone was almost child like at

way, every time he upset her, he would act like a child, despite being much older than

used always to forgive

now Agnes felt annoyed. “Elton, can’t you grow up? You are not a kid anymore. Haven’t you faced the reality yet? You think you can just apologize and everything will be

noon and not many people were around,

turned and ran back to school.

Agnes quickly entered the nearby library, which was off–limits without a student ID, leaving

a corner and sat down. She was spacing out, but all she could think

pregnant, there was no future for her and

now, Agnes couldn’t help but wonder, what was

the 60th floor, in the CEO’s

such a hurry, I thought the Tim

expressionless, slowly picked up a pen, signed a check and pushed it over: “A hundred thousand dollars,