Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 241

Agnes made a beeline for the lounge.

The lounge door was wide open, with only Jared and Alyssa inside.

Without hesitation, Agnes walked in and called, “Alyssa.”

Alyssa looked up. As her gaze fell on Agnes’s face, Alyssa felt a momentary blur in her vision.

There was something about Agnes’s appearance that had struck her as odd the first time they met.

Yet, she couldn’t fathom why she hadn’t given it more thought back then. Agnes resembled Julia so much that it had been impossible for Alyssa to ignore.

Concerned about Alyssa’s injury, Agnes approached her and asked. “You okay, girl? I heard you got hurt. Where did you get banged up?” Observing Alyssa’s hand wrapped in gauze, Agnes reached out to check on it, but to her surprise, Alyssa pulled her hand away and responded distantly. “I’m fine.”

Feeling a bit awkward, Agnes straightened up and withdrew her hand, glancing briefly at Jared, who seemed to wear a slight frown. Just then, Ryder walked into the

scene.

Seeing Ryder seemed to make Agnes nervous.

She didn’t even dare to meet Ryder’s eyes, just kept her head down, pretending she hadn’t seen him.

Clearly, Alyssa had called Ryder over

stood up and told Jared, Tm beat today, headed

“Rest up, I’ll drop by tomorrow”

then

suddenly fell

up with Alyssa? She

pondered, Tm not sure either.”

he turned to her, “What about you?”

taken

bit awkward when you saw

wasn’t feeling awkward.”

games with me”

a while, lowered her head

finished, Jared didn’t respond.

while, Agnes looked

met Jared’s bright eyes.

casual tone,

Jared would be able to

special feelings for her, while she had been

him everything that had happened on the

she finished, she sneaked a

change, he wasn’t angry, just seemed to

thought you were narrow-minded and easily jealous,

your slow brain, you wouldn’t have figured it out. After all, Ryder is a tough nut to crack.”