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

the sun in the sky, naturally

Even if you return to the Thomas clan, the Whitfield

a smile, “You might be the only person in this world who supports me.”

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

I’ll never forget you, not in my

words. As she turned to face him, he gazed upward, the weight of something unsaid heavy between them. “Agnes,” he began, “After I leave, we might not see each other as often. There’s something I’ve

Agnes asked, “What is it?”

have feelings for me?” Ryder’s vulnerability hung

question blindsided her. She struggled for words, but Ryder continued, a hint of jest in his

not bad. I

you?” And before she could process the request, he was embracing her a gentle, fleeting connection. Agnes held her