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 outshining Ryder who was more like the moon.

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

might be the only person in this world who supports me.”

big in the medical field, remember, I was the one who

I’ll never forget

him, he gazed upward, the weight of something unsaid heavy between them. “Agnes,” he began,

piqued, Agnes asked,

would you have feelings for me?” Ryder’s vulnerability hung in

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

not bad. I can

was taken aback by Ryder’s nonchalance. 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