Heartstrings on Fire

hapter 404

Agnes reckoned that’s where the issue lay

Deep down, Ryder wanted to return to the Thomas clan.

But it was not that the Thomas clan had anything particularly appealing.

It was just that he didn’t feel valued in the Whitfield family

In reality, Ryder was a catch, the kind of top student everyone had their eyes on at school.

Yet he had always been overshadowed by the genius, Jared

naturally

“Well, if you wanna go back, then go for it. Even if you return to the Thomas clan, the Whitfield family was still your home, these people are still your kin, I don’t see

a smile, “You might be the only

forget me when you’ve made it big in the medical field, remember, I was the one who helped you.”

smile deepened, “Agnes, I’ll never forget you, not in

weight of something unsaid heavy between them. “Agnes,” he began, “After I leave, we might not see each other as often. There’s something

asked,

you have feelings for me?”

blindsided her. She struggled for words, but Ryder continued, a hint of jest in his voice. “It’s not an easy question? Come on, perform surgeries,

not bad. I

Before she could collect her thoughts, he stood up, moving towards her with a purpose. “Can I hug you?” And before she could process the request, he was embracing her a gentle, fleeting connection.