Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 149

The Whitfield family’s swanky digs were a sight to behold, but Agnes was too anxious to appreciate them right now.

Her legs were shaking like jelly as she followed Jared upstairs.

Seeing this, Jared took the initiative and grabbed her trembling hand.

They came to the door of the study, and Jared gave it a gentle knock.

The door wasn’t even closed

Tim Whitfield’s voice from inside, “Come in

Agnes trailed behind Jared as they walked in.

There were only two people in the study

One was the head honcho of the Whitfield family, Tim, and the other was his daughter, Alyssa Whitfield

Alyssa, a media studies student, was a name you’d see plastered across all sorts of fashion magazines and news articles.

years ago, she was

career, she chose to step out of the limelight,

gossip about her was that her ex–husband was Asia’s richest man,

woman aged like fine wine, looking barely past thirty though she

herself with an elegance that

saw Jared walk in, her face lit up with

darling, a fact that was common knowledge.

all, Jared’s mom had passed away early, and

Alyssa spotted Agnes, her smile

something was off and quickly

to snap Alyssa

“This is Agnes.”

gaze on Agnes was complex and intense

was nervous but quickly followed Jared’s lead and greeted, “Hi, sis. I’m Agnes”

a hint of

caught off guard by

daughter of Mr. Pritchard, the chairman of Starlight International Group. Her father’s name is Preston, and her mother is Laura. You may not know since

“You’re too kind,