Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 73

Ivan went on, “But I’m curious, what has got you all muddled?”

Agnes replied, “Just some stuff that’s got me scratching my head.”

Not wanting to dwell on it, Agnes changed the subject, “Why are you at the hospital?” Ivan answered, “My sister is in the hospital because of a car accident. I came to visit her

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Upon hearing this, something clicked in Agnes‘ mind.

Hesitantly, Agnes asked, “Your sister isn’t Mamie, is it?”

Ivan glanced at Agnes, “You know her?”

It all made sense now. The Bartley family was complicated. One of the Four Families of Willowbrook, Ivan was the CEO of Century Entertainment, and Mamie was their star, but she had never put two and two together.

Agnes, with mixed feelings, said, “Mamie is a national icon, who wouldn’t know her?”

would step into the entertainment industry, you’d quickly become the next big thing, Director Zoe keeps singing your praises, trying to convince me every day to let you play the lead

I’m still in school,

be a hassle, actually. The drama is set on school life, and filming would be done on your campus at Lakeside College. Besides, you’re about to go on summer

still turned him down.

dinner, Agnes returned to Maplewood Manor. Half an hour later, Jared called to say he would

restaurant.

“No need,

hanging up, Agnes sat alone on the couch.

Jared was back before midnight, she

this, she

was sinking, slowly, steadily, into the endless abyss. When the second hand on the clock crossed midnight, Agnes suddenly calmed

hesitation, she picked up her

of the

wanted to ask, if I agree to do your TV

course, the best dorm

“Okay, I agree.”