Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 202

Agnes knelt down and said worriedly; “Ryder, are you okay?”

Ryder was still shaking all over.

Agnes was pondering how to handle this situation. She probably shouldn’t have done it this way

Agnes said, “I’ll turn on the light, might make things better.”

“Don’t go.”

Before Agnes could stand up, her hand was seized by Ryder.

He didn’t lift his head, still in a curled posture, but his hand was tightly holding onto Agnes’s hand.

Agnes could only silently sit back in her spot, saying, 1 won’t go

She had no idea how much time passed like this.

All Agnes knew was that her hand, gripped by Ryder, was numb.

But Agnes also gradually felt Ryder’s trembling ease.

Finally, Ryder let go of her, raising his head.

white, almost void of any

with

gradually returning to normal. Looking at Agnes’s

a moment, and then shook her hand, laughed and said, “It’s okay,

said, “Let’s

checked her watch, it was

home

the other, and happened to meet Alyssa when they changed their shoes. Alyssa asked, “You

back so late.

play for

‘Ryder, Ryder paused while he was changing his

and unbelievingly asked Ryder, “Really? You actually

He’d never participated in any performance since

answered perfunctorily, then coldly said, Tm going

upstairs,

seeing him, Agnes

fast and almost tripped, but was caught

so clumsy like a child,

his arms and whispered, “I

made Jared happy. He laughed, pinched Agnes’s cheek, and gave her a peck

were at the corner of the staircase, out of sight.