Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 209

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Obviously, the chefs at home praised her for her improved cooking skills, but why did Jared refuse to take a bite? Today, Agnes was cooking Italian chicken soup.

She planned to bring it over to Ryder tomorrow morning

From afar, she noticed the light in Jared’s study was on again.

Jared used to come to the kitchen to check on her when he came home. But now, he would go straight to his study and be busy until late into the night.

By the time Jared returned to his room, Agnes was already asleep.

Over the week Agnes and Jared rarely chatted.

Agnes filled a bowl with soup and camned it over to Jared’s study.

But Jared wasn’t looking at his documents.

He was standing on the small balcony of his study, smoking, lost in thought.

Agnes had no idea Jared smoked.

No wonder she noticed a faint smell of tobacco in the house these past few days.

Agnes stood at the door, knocking gently

Jared turned around.

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extinguished his cigarette and walked over. Jared asked, “What brings you here?”

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good, try some.” Jared frowned and said, “You don’t need to bring soup here anymore,

a hint of coldness in Jared’s words that made Agnes,

Agnes asked, “Did something

want to be alone for a while.”

Agnes could finish, Jared

felt a clear

slightly stunned, and then said, “Then remember to go to bed early” With that, Agnes left with the bowl of soup

even step into the

the

a bit down, even wanting to

she was being too

into a tough problem at work.

she shouldn’t add to his troubles

tears and

be Jared’s sunshine,

this, Agnes started to feel better

in his study, Jared clenched his fist and slammed it

knuckles cracked loudly.

heart feeling as