Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 243

Agnes said, “I hope my studies go smoothly, and my grandmother stays healthy and lives to at least a hundred.”

Thinking of her grandmother, Agnes felt quilty. It was her birthday today, but her father hadn’t invited her grandmother, and she hadn’t visited her grandma in a long

time.

Jared furrowed his brows.

He noticed that his name wasn’t mentioned in her wishes. He let out a faint hum, clearly dissatisfied, “Stupid girl, don’t you know that wishes won’t come true if you say them out loud?”

Agnes replied, “If you already knew that saying them out loud would prevent them from coming true, why did you ask me in the first place?”

Agnes continued to enjoy her cake.

However, suddenly she let out a scream and found a diamond ring inside the cake. She was pleasantly surprised and quickly wiped off the cream from the ring

using a tissue.

excitement, she handed the ring to Jared, “Is this the birthday gift you got

“Do

because Jared had prepared a gift for her. She had felt a bit disappointed

so well. Weren’t you afraid

considering everything. You’re quite clumsy, and it’s possible you could have

think I’m

said seriously, “Perhaps among the women I know, you are the dumbest.”

was this

someone as dumb as me and even give me a ring?”

and Jared hadn’t given her a ring. So when she saw the ring as a gift, she was pleasantly surprised. The current Agnes was completely different from before; she now eagerly anticipated the sense of ceremony that came

her a gift, why couldn’t he say a few words of praise?

I love

for a

was he always full of surprises?

said he loved

felt sour, and