Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 450

Agnes just couldn’t bear to stay with him.

She whispered, “Can you find your own way home? You’ve had a few drinks, don’t drive yourself. Get a designated driver or call your secretary. I need to go see my dad.”

With that, Agnes turned and walked away.

Jared had planned to spend the night with Agnes, looking after Preston.

But as he watched Agnes walk away, he’d never felt so lost.

Earlier in the evening, Mamie had casually mentioned that Agnes might be pregnant.

To him, it was like seeing an oasis in the middle of a desert. A glimmer of hope.

If Agnes was pregnant, maybe things would change. Maybe she wouldn’t be so determined to leave him, to abandon him.

Even if it was for the sake of the baby, maybe she’d stay.

He was willing to do anything, even spend his whole life making up for the pain he caused her, just to have her stay.

was all just wishful thinking.

depth of his disappointment, which was more like despair.

himself, he was head over heels in love with her.

she becoming more

went to Preston’s hospital room.

was still lying there, breathing evenly.

said the chances of him regaining

as his vital signs were stable,

was very

by the bed, lost in thought. She wanted to say something but couldn’t find the

phone and finally sent a text to Kerri, just one

had switched the blood samples. The blood sample tested was

Hospital. She was originally in cardiology, but had recently been transferred to the lab after crossing the

that gave Kerri

sure if she was pregnant.

life had been so

she hadn’t had her period in

attention to her own body and just thought her