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?”

thing, Director Zoe keeps singing your praises, trying to convince me every

declined politely, I’m still in school, it’s

filming would be done on

still turned

returned to Maplewood Manor. Half an hour later, Jared called to say he would be late and asked the driver to

restaurant.

need,

up, Agnes sat

on the clock on the wall. When would Jared be back? If Jared was back before midnight, she would clear things up with him. If he didn’t come back,

in dilemmas. But at times like this, she would let time and fate make the decision for

away. Agnes‘ heart was sinking, slowly, steadily, into the endless abyss. When the second hand on the clock crossed midnight, Agnes suddenly calmed down. As if

picked up her phone and dialed Ivan’s number.

other end of the line seemed slightly

if I agree to do your TV drama, will you

dorm at Lakeside

“Okay, I agree.”