Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 80

The next morning, Agnes dehberately got up late. She didn’t leave her room until nine o’clock.

After watching Jared for a while, she noticed that he was a workaholic. Every day, like clockwork, he’d hit the road at half past seven and didn’t seem to have a day off.

She assumed Jared had already left. As she was walking through the living room, she heard a deep voice asking. “Where’re you off to?”

Startled, she turned around and saw Jared sitting on the couch. He was wearing gold–rimmed glasses, a white shirt and black dress pants, with a laptop on his lap. He looked like he was hard at work.

Agnes had interned at the Tim Group before and was often summoned to the CEO’s office. So, she had seen Jared at work. She had to admit, there was something about a man who was focused on his work, especially if that man was Jared.

After a moment, Agnes responded, “I’m off to school. Got my last major exam today” She did have an exam, but not until the afternoon.

standing up

need,” Agnes hurriedly declined, “I can bike

to the office anyway.”

Agnes. When the car stopped, she tried to get out, but found that Jared had locked the doors.

was he playing at?

at Agnes, asked, “Are you sure you want

Agnes said firmly

avoid living under the same roof as Jared. She was fully aware that she was slowly falling for Jared. She needed to think about this rationally before it got too deep. As for what the future held, she

Instead, he was silent for a moment before saying. “If you’re so

drove to the

the CEO’s office

was sitting on the couch, looking at a script with a serious