Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 397

“So, Granny, did you oppose their relationship back then?” Agnes asked.

“Of course, who wants to hand their daughter over to a thug? Sure, he treated your mom well, but with guys like him, you never know what they’re capable of. None of his friends were any good either, I was worried he’d be a bad influence on your mom. I opposed it, but it didn’t make a difference”

“Did Mom really like him?”

Her Granny’s eyes filled with a hint of helplessness. “Initially, I believed your mom was simply thankful to him. He was always there for her, picking her up from school no matter the weather I never imagined a girl as good as your mom would fall for someone of his type. Yet when I insisted she end things with him, she went without food for three days. That’s when it hit me she truly cared for him, despite his rough edges”

From an outsider’s perspective, Agnes felt moved hearing this

her

was an uneducated thug, he was her mother’s hero.

and turn his life around. He said he’d come ask for her hand in marriage once he made something of himself. I accepted him then, because I knew he genuinely cared for your mom. As long as he was around,

she said this, Agnes’ Granny seemed to remember something, her voice turning somber

end up with him and chose Dad instead?”

spent an entire day and night kneeling outside her door, waiting. When she finally emerged, they had a lengthy conversation in the yard. It culminated with your mom ending their relationship. Michael was left standing there, visibly distraught and in tears. It pained me to witness his heartbreak, I tried asking your mom about the circumstances, but she remained tight-lipped. Soon after, Michael departed, and I never saw him again. Rumor has it he ran into legal troubles and ended up

dad could never match. But I heard later that Michael betrayed your mom, got involved with a girl from a wealthy family, and your mom was hurt. Your mom had a rough life, being abandoned by one man was hard enough, and then even

Granny couldn’t finish her sentence.

happened many years ago, her daughter’s death still weighed heavily on her heart.

reveal all this to

filled with