Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 269

Agnes asked, “Just to be sure, did you put Kingdom Heart in my bag?”

Mamie snorted, “Are you accusing me of what?”

Agnes retorted, “Why are you so ungrateful? If it wasn’t for me just now, you’d still be being bullied by that woman. You’re always so cocky with me, why did you back down when facing an old woman?”

Mamie shot back, “Mind your own business.” Mamie was fearless, but she was scared of that home.

She was afraid of hearing the family curse, afraid of anyone mentioning her parents’ and Antonia’s deaths.

Over the years, she often had nightmares and was afraid of the dark, so she preferred the spotlight on stage.

But Lara would show up every now and then to remind her, to provoke her

her since she was a kid.

fear instilled from childhood still

but each attempt only resulted

didn’t want a penny of the Bartley fortune and established Century Entertainment

grandson, giving Lara the excuse to badmouth Mamie in front of

Bartley family had not

would have sunk

eamestly said “I swear, I didn’t take the necklace to frame you. I also believe you didn’t take it. From the start, I felt that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes, but I haven’t figured

“Why do you suddenly

and said, Tm not believing you, but I believe Jared. If he believes

Mamie’s eyes dimmed

stared at the girl

as innocent

Mamie was certain that this girl had an