Chapter 400

Agnes glanced at Jared, feeling all kinds of strange emotions. She shifted away shyly when their eyes met. In a quiet voice, she asked, “Jared, what if, one day, we had to split up?” Jared scrunched his brow, and instantly hit the brakes, pulling the car over

Agnes was taken aback, “What’s up with you?” Jared said sterly, “Agnes, I don’t want to hear you talk like that, or even think like that. We’re married, and we’re a unit. I’m never getting a divorce in my life, and you better not think about it either”

His serious response scared Agnes, she said a bit lost, I was just joking”

Jared gazed deeply into Agnes’ eves, then drew her in for a kiss. Gently cradling her face, he whispered, “Promise me you won’t make jokes like that again.”

Agnes, caught in the whirlwind of emotions, could only nod.

back to the road. TII take you home first. Then, I need to pick up my

from S City?” Agnes asked,

Jared explained, Agnes realized she hadn’t seen

up

her flight might get delayed. You should head

didn’t push

confront some unresolved issues when she saw Alyssa again. She wondered how it would affect her relationships with both Alyssa and Jared. She’d been using Alyssa’s absence

back to Maplewood Manor first, and Jared drove to the airport. The Whitfields had a chauffeur, but Jared always insisted on picking up Alyssa from her trips, no matter how

AM, Agnes was still awake. She sleepily switched on the light, “You’re back?” Jared crouched down and kissed her hair. “Why aren’t you asleep yet?” “I can’t sleep” Jared chuckled, “Is it because I’m not here?”

arms, “You’re really something, honey, what will you do without me?” It was a casual joke, but

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