Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 323

It was as if she had been shoved into an icy lake, her whole body shivering.

Her grandma’s words meant that her mom had committed suicide, falling into deep despair after discovering her dad’s affair.

Then, what did all of Preston’s care and tenderness towards her mother when she was hospitalized mean?

Was it all just a show for her?

If so, Agnes felt like the last bit of warmth left between her parents had disappeared.

Agnes even forgot how she got home. When Agnes walked into the yard, Jared had just finished cleaning up and was washing his hands by the well.

Seeing Agnes return, he approached her and asked curiously, “Did your grandmother mention me?”

But Agnes seemed to be lost, walking into the house like a robot, as if she hadn’t heard Jared’s words at all.

Jared immediately sensed that something was off.

hid under the covers and started

news had hit Agnes hard, and she felt like something inside her had been destroyed.

suicide. If her mom really did commit suicide, then it was her dad’s

felt an indescribable pain in her

could forgive Preston for his years of infidelity and even for having another

his betrayal that

memory, her mother was such a gentle person. How could he bear

through to choose to leave this world?

sat down by the bed, gently patting

ask anything,

lifted her head from under the covers, wiping

then did Jared ask, “What happened? Can you

“TIl tell you later. It’s about my mom.

suicide,

press

mother died ten years ago. That was certainly a deep wound in