Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 117

Agnes felt her heart leap in her chest, but she didn’t stop. Instead, she quickened her pace, pulling Justin along with her.

The people behind them fell silent. Mamie turned to Jared, “Who were you calling out to?”

Jared shrugged, “Must’ve mistaken someone for someone else”

Agnes and Justin took a detour to the rooftop It was quiet up there, like a separate world away from the chaos and noise down below.

Agnes‘ heart was still pounding as she sank weakly into one of the swing chairs on the balcony.

She was clearly rattled. She had no idea Mamie and Jared would show up.

Justin didn’t know what to say to comfort her. “You okay?”

But Agnes was filled with pain, her suspicions confirmed, just as bad as she had feared.

*Justin, I need some alone time,” Agnes said.

won’t say anything, just

for a while. Eventually, she got up and said,

was stern. “Okay, I’ll go

another word, they re–entered the

banquet hit them instantly. It

were gathered in groups, screams and

Agnes had no intention of getting involved, but the crowd around them was growing.

vaguely heard them talking as they walked

that guy’s so lucky. This will be all over the news tomorrow.”

of the Tim Group, the leader of the Big Four, the Whitfield family,

Well, he’s pretty good–looking, they do

stopping, but hearing this made

headed into

way through, the crowd

to the front. Mamie was on one knee, a diamond ring

face, making it hard to read

was still, not