Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 213

Once they stepped inside, the butler took Jared’s coat and said, “Jared, Ms. Pritchard, Tim, and Alyssa are all waiting for you in the dining room.”

“Where’s Ryder?” Jared asked.

“The young master just got home and should be in the dining room as well, the butter replied.

Jared nodded in response, and then headed upstairs toward the dining room.

Agnes was silent carrying a cake and trailing behind Jared

She had forgotten about the lily flowers gifted by the cake shop owner and didn’t bring them inside.

Alyssa lit up when she saw Jared, gently touched his face, and said with a frown, Jared, why did you lose so much weight?”

“I didn’t lose weight just been out of town on a business trip,” Jared replied

Alyssa stared at him for a moment before saying. “You definitely lost weight. You’ve always been a picky eater, you surely didn’t eat well while out. Next time, I’ll send our chef with you, so I won’t have to worry”

smile, “I was on a business trip, not a vacation”

he changed the subject, asking, “What did you make for dinner today?”

spaghetti bolognese, all your favorites, Alyssa

family actually had a dedicated chef who would prepare

home-style dishes were rare treats

turned to Agnes and said, “Jared once had spaghetti bolognese at a restaurant in another city and has been craving it ever since. I hired many chefs to make it, but he always said it wasn’t the real spaghetti bolognese, just regular noodles. I had no choice but to go to that city and learn how to cook it

said. “You’re

loving smile, “Of course, he’s my beloved little

sitting at the dining table,

a hint of accustomed loneliness.

stay at the Whitfield Manor,

than for Ryder, whether in how often she talked to him,

Jared acted like a child

less obvious, not that she didn’t care,

cold

Ryder, saying, “Congrats on your discharge. This cake is my gift