Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 60

Life in the following days was pretty chill, and before she knew it, it was already June.

Jared was still often away on business, and Agnes found hersell growing increasingly dependent on him.

On the first day of every business trip Jared took, Agnes would start looking forward to when he would get back.

But this time. Jared’s trip was unusually long–a whole week with no confirmed date of return.

Kerri noticed Agnes moping around the house, endlessly staring at her phone, like she was deep in the throes of missing someone.

Agnes had to admit that she really missed Jared, waiting for his messages and his calls.

Even if his messages were just a word or two, Agnes would look at her phone, her heart brimming with happiness.

Kern began to wonder if Agnes was falling in love.

Agnes didn’t deny it.

any messages from Jared all day, which made her feel

the library and planned to go home to sleep. On her bike ride home,

had left an obvious scratch on the rear

the license plate, and it was a Maybach. Her

her: “What’s wrong with you, young lady? How can you ride a bike so

“I’m sorry,

his car and said, “Can you afford to pay for this damage? Do you know what kind of car it is? Can

police first, follow the standard procedures,

have any idea how

from the back seat of the

there was a young man in the back seat. He was wearing sunglasses, and his face

over immediately and reported the

“We don’t have time for official procedures. Just give us twenty thousand for

better, she might have thought he was trying to rip her off, but Agnes knew that settling for twenty thousand was actually letting her off

small sum. I’m just a student. Give me a month, and I will pay off this

man in the back seat