Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 264

A crowd of reporters swarmed outside the hospital.

Agnes knew the whole thing was going to be splashed across tomorrow’s front pages,

Half an hour later, Ivan showed up.

He was all dusted up and had a worried look on his face. “How’s Mamie? Is she okay?” he asked.

Agnes had never seen Ivan so freaked out like this.

He took a plane early this morning for a meeting out of town. It was just past noon now. He must have heard about Mamie as soon as he landed and rushed back immediately.

“She’s fine,” Jared said, “just a bit shaken up.”

Ivan rushed into the ward.

“Let’s go grab a

absolutely zero

to the police station

police had identified the perpetrator. He was a schizophrenic with severe delusions. He watched Mamie’s movies everyday and gradually came to believe that she

windows, and the walls were plastered with posters and photos of

proposal for a long time, and was even prepared to die with her if

in. The guy was a

died on the spot when he fell from the roof

Agnes left the police station,

the

I said up on the roof, I only said them beccause I had to. Don’t overthink it,

wasn’t really overthinking anything at the moment. She wasn’t even sure what Jared was trying to explain.

still mad. I kept asking myself why I was so mad and now I understand: it’s because I wasn’t part of your past. Your past with Mamie is like a mysterious box to me, I can’t see anything inside it. I’ve been trying to understand you, to understand your past feelings. I’ve been through a relationship with Elton Taylor, so I know letting

finally let out what

been avoiding and hiding, but Jared’s words today