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.

ran off, didn’t tell me, and stayed at a stranger’s place. Do you think you can manage a guy like Ivan? How well do you know him to have the guts to go home with

back, “I don’t know you that well either, yet I married you. She would never have dared to

“Is our marriage really that

retorted, “Aren’t you doing the same thing? Devaluing our marriage.”

long time. “Agnes, is this really how you want

between them, whether to break the illusion But Agnes didn’t have the

ready. For now, she just wanted to

lowered her head and said,

pick you up that night, you’re gonna be this stubborn?”

and heard his conversation with Mamie.

admitted she had become a coward in love. When Elton betrayed Jenny, Agnes didn’t hesitate to cut off

things were different now, she didn’t have the courage to confront the

to Jared? Just a band–aid

to act in a TV show during the summer break and will be staying in the cast