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

been tormenting her since she was

childhood

attempt only resulted in self-injury and implicated

for protecting her. He didn’t want a penny of the Bartley fortune

cherished his eldest grandson, giving Lara the excuse

the Bartley family had not only wealth,

she would have sunk into the

and 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 out what

up and asked, “Why do you suddenly believe me?”

believing you, but I believe Jared.

Mamie’s eyes

stared at the girl in front

as innocent as

judging by her calm handling of Lara and her agility, Mamie was certain that