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.

say anything, just sit with you,

rooftop for a while. Eventually, she got up and said, “Justin, I want to

“Okay, I’ll go with you”

another word, they re–entered

instantly. It was even busier

screams

of getting involved, but the crowd around them was

vaguely heard them talking as

god, that guy’s so lucky. This will

youngest CEO of the Tim Group, the leader of the Big Four, the Whitfield family, Jared”

man behind Mamie. Well, he’s pretty good–looking, they do

on stopping, but

direction and headed

her way through, the crowd cheering

it to the front. Mamie was on one knee, a diamond ring box in one hand. “Jared, will you marry me?”

cast shadows on Jared’s face, making it hard to read his

was still, not