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 a hot–shot

peak of her career, she chose to step out of

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

wine, looking barely past thirty though she

with an elegance that commanded

Jared walk in, her face lit up with an adoring

was Alyssa’s darling, a fact that

all, Jared’s mom had passed away early, and Alyssa had raised him.

her

something was off and

seemed to snap Alyssa out

her. “This is

was complex and

nervous but quickly followed Jared’s lead and greeted,

with a hint of unease, “What are your parents‘

off guard by

that point, Tim stepped in, ‘She’s the 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’ve been abroad for so long, but the Pritchard family is quite a big deal in Willowbrook

“You’re too