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

had absolutely

they had a meal, they went to the police station to give statements.

identified the perpetrator. He was a schizophrenic with severe delusions. He watched Mamie’s movies everyday

and the walls were plastered with posters and

and was even prepared to die with her if she rejected

guy was a radical and had served time for a criminal

on the spot when he fell from

time Jared and Agnes left the police station,

sat in the car

on the roof,

was a bit out of it. She wasn’t really overthinking anything at the moment. She wasn’t even sure what Jared was trying

past. Your past with Mamie is like a mysterious box to me,

finally let out what was on

avoiding and hiding, but Jared’s words today had opened her heart.