Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 78

Throughout the whole ride, Agnes and Jared remained silent. Agnes kept sneaking glances at Jared’s face through the rearview mirror. His gloomy expression was suffocating.

Agnes initially felt a tad guilty. After all, she and Jared were married, and she was caught staying overnight at a stranger’s house. But when she thought about Jared not coming home that night, Agnes figured her actions weren’t that outrageous in comparison.

The car rolled into Maplewood Manor, finally parking in front of the villa. The atmosphere inside the car grew even tenser, Agnes felt as if the air had

frozen solid

Jared finally broke the silence “Tell me, what the hell happened?”

Agnes played dumb. “What do you mean?”

Jared turned to look at Agnes. Strangely, she felt exposed under his gaze.

think you can manage

you that well either, yet I married you. She would never have dared

infuriated Jared “Is our marriage really that

retorted, “Aren’t you doing the

for a long time. “Agnes, is this really how you

was torn inside, wondering whether to expose the truth between them, whether to break the illusion But Agnes didn’t have the guts. She feared that once the truth

now, she just wanted to cool things down.

said, “Jared, let’s take a break.”

because I didn’t come home to pick you up that

he could sense her mood. But Jared didn’t know that she went to the hospital that day and heard his conversation with Mamie. Or maybe he did know but pretended not

in love. When Elton betrayed Jenny, Agnes didn’t hesitate to

to confront the truth. Because then, she

a band–aid on

I’ve agreed to act in a TV show during the summer break and will be staying in the cast dormitory”