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.

looked at Agnes, even more pronounced than before. Though she’d managed to

sporadic business chatter between Jared Whitfield and Preston, silence dominated the room. Agnes would’ve preferred any fate over being there, if not for Preston’s

Agnes recognized the fractured state of their household. Preston was trying 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.”

not for Agnes’s grace, you’d be in jail

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 of her. And you talk about her tolerance, does she have to

If you hadn’t done those crazy things, how would you have ended up in

yelled out in anger, “All of this is because you took everything from me, Agnes, you took everything from me, you ruined me, I have nothing now, I’ll never forgive

“Slap”.

with a sharp echoing noise

Beatrice managed, “Mom, did you