Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 144

“ph? A famous movie star confessed to you, and you turned him down?”

“Just don’t like him”

Agnes looked at Jared, her breath almost hitching in her throat

Jared calmly met her gaze, raising an eyebrow slightly

He closed the distance between them and whispered, “I’ll let you off the hook this time, but keep your distance in the future.”

The way Jared said it was full of implications

His cool lips were almost touching Agnes.

She could feel his warm breath every time he spoke, almost as if he was trying to seduce her.

Agnes thoughts began to whirl

Seeing Agnes looking dazed, Jared couldn’t resist leaning in for a kiss

In truth, Jared knew very well

Agnes and Justin didn’t have anything going on.

But not until Agnes admitted it hersell did Jared finally feel at ease.

her for a long

face was so red it looked

thoughts hadn’t caught up yet

one blaming him, why

Agnes face, saying with satisfaction, “Come meet my parents

jolted Agnes back to reality like a bolt

“Meet your parents?

keeping it a secret from my family is impossible I’m sure my father will take

was a knock

said indifferently.

Agnes close as

a rabbit being eyed by a

said, “Mr. Whitfield, your father called. He has arranged a dinner with Agnes’s

both attend”

said nonchalantly, “I see

lingered at the door, not

asked coldly, “Is

three, it’s already twenty–two past three now.

Agnes was mortified.

that so many people were gathered outside the door, and they

hole and crawl into it

she realize how intimate she and Jared must

a yelp and pushed Jared

however, seemed completely unconcerned. He leisurely adjusted his tie and said, “Let them