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.

me, and stayed at a stranger’s place. Do you think you can manage a guy like Ivan? How well

back, “I don’t know you that well either, yet I married you. She

marriage really that insignificant

doing the

for a long time. “Agnes, is this really how you want to talk to me?”

truth between them, whether to break the illusion But Agnes didn’t have the guts. She feared that once the truth came

now, she just wanted to

her head and said, “Jared, let’s take a break.”

you up that night, you’re

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 to. Once the

Elton betrayed Jenny, Agnes didn’t hesitate

the courage to

a band–aid on his broken

show during the summer