Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 228

Beatrice was consumed by envy as she watched Jared hand over a plate. In her hopeful excitement, she thought the plate might be for her However, Agnes seemed preoccupied, lost in her thoughts while staring at the shrimp. Jared’s behavior left Agries wondering about his intentions Was he trying to make amends?

Alter dinner, Agnes had planned to retreat to her room, but Jared remained on the sofa, engaged in a conversation with Preston Laura approached Agnes and requested her assistance in cutting some fruit, providing her with a task to distract her As Agnes headed to the kitchen, she returned to find Preston had already

lefi.

Meanwhile, Beatrice was enthusiastically chatting away beside Jared, and they both seemed engrossed in something Curious, Agnes walked over to see what had captured their attention. To her surprise, Beatrice had brought out an old photo album to share with Jared, who appeared genuinely interested

the album were from the time when her mom was still alive, and she was

there were a lot of Beatrice’s photos. She

of the photos in the album were

only a few photos of Agnes.

was five, my mom took me to shoot advertisements and I was even on the cover of magazines. This is my middle school graduation photo. At that time, I was the prettiest girl in the whole school. And this…” Beatrice continued talking, but when she finally looked

featured Agnes and her mom when Agnes was just five years old, the edges now tinged with yellow from the passage

through its pages, capturing Jared’s

to explain herself been in vain? It seemed like she could never manage to capture this man’s attention. Even when they were looking at photos together, his focus was