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.

it was all just wishful thinking.

depth of his disappointment, which was

he was head over

becoming more and more determined to leave? What was he supposed

Preston’s hospital room.

lying there, breathing evenly.

the chances of him regaining

as long as his vital signs were stable, Agnes

room was very quiet.

in thought. She wanted to say something but

a text to Kerri, just one short sentence, “Thank you.”

had switched the blood samples. The blood sample

in cardiology, but had recently been transferred to the lab after crossing the wrong person. And she was working

this coincidence that gave Kerri

wasn’t even sure if she was pregnant.

been so chaotic

had her period in two

attention to her own body and just thought her period