Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 398

After hanging out in the sticks for a couple of days, Agnes made her way back to the hustle and bustle of the city

A new year was just around the comer

The whole city was buzzing with festive vibes.

On Christmas Eve. Agnes had promised to spend the holiday with the Whitfield family.

Preston had asked Agnes to come home for dinner the day before Christmas Eve.

It was the first time Agnes had seen Beatrice since she had been sprung from the slammer.

clear resentment when she looked at Agnes, even more pronounced than before. Though she’d managed to keep her feelings in check, she didn’t address

tense. Aside from some sporadic business chatter between Jared Whitfield and Preston, silence dominated the

to mend relationships, hoping that dinner would be an opportunity for Beatrice to apologize. Yet, Beatrice’s actions spoke louder than words, She purposefully spilled wine on Agnes, mockingly saying, “Agnes, I’m sorry, I’m just clumsy Hope you understand.”

the table, he exclaimed, “Beatrice, if not for Agnes’s grace, you’d be in jail now. How can you act this way?

wasn’t for her, would I be doing time? My reputation is ruined, and I can’t survive in showbiz, can’t even go to school. It’s all because

we’re talking about being ruthless, I’m no match for you. If you hadn’t done those crazy things, how would

you took everything from me, you ruined me, I have nothing now, I’ll never forgive you, I hate you, why don’t you

“Slap”.

was filled with a sharp

in shock, Beatrice managed, “Mom, did you just slap