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.

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

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

clearly infuriated Jared “Is our marriage

doing the same thing?

“Agnes, is this really how you

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 came out,

For now, she just

and said, “Jared,

pick you up that night,

and heard his conversation with Mamie. Or maybe he did know but pretended not to. Once

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

she didn’t have the courage to confront the truth. Because then,

she to Jared? Just a band–aid on his broken

finally cooled down. I’ve agreed to act in a TV show during the summer break and will be staying in