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.

weekend, and Agnes hadn’t received any messages from Jared all day, which made

Agnes had left the library and planned to go home to sleep. On her bike ride home, because her mind wasn’t there, she nearly hit a

had left an obvious scratch on the rear

one look at the license plate, and it was a Maybach. Her heart sank.

young lady? How can you ride a bike

sorry, it was my

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

follow the standard procedures, get an assessment, and I will take

talking like it’s so easy. Do you have any idea

came from the back seat of

face was unclear, but his side profile was strikingly handsome, and he carried himself with a calm aura that was

driver, Moss, went over immediately and reported the

at a distance, and after a while, Moss came over and said, “We don’t have time for official procedures. Just give us

thought he was trying to rip her off, but Agnes knew that settling for twenty thousand was actually

thousand is no small sum. I’m just a student. Give me a month, and I will pay off

ask the man in the back seat