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.

alone. I won’t say anything, just sit with you,

she got up and said, “Justin, I want to go back.”

“Okay, I’ll go with

word, they re–entered

noise of the banquet hit them instantly. It was even busier than when

gathered in groups, screams and cheers echoing

was going down. Agnes had no intention of

vaguely heard them talking

proposing. Oh my god, that guy’s so lucky. This

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

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

but hearing this made her

changed direction and headed

way through, the

front. Mamie was on one knee, a

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

was still,