Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 487

“I understand you are busy, but remember, we work for a better life. Right now, you’re a total slave to your academic research. Trying to get a hangout with you is harder than meeting the president of the USA, Jared spoke in a fatherly tone.

“Uncle, I hear you. But these years, you’ve been busier than me. Mom told me that you’ve moved your residence to your office, often forgetting to eat or sleep, pulling all–nighters. As a doctor, it’s my duty to tell you that if you keep this up, your health is gonna take a hit sooner or later,” Ryder responded in a typical doctor’s tone

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Jared just chuckled, “Ha, now you’re lecturing me, huh?”

“I just care about you.”

“Alright, I get it. I’ll explain things to your mom. You can’t make it back for the holidays again.”

“Thanks, Uncle.”

As he was leaving, Ryder asked, “Uncle, how long do you plan on staying here?”

According to Jared’s plan, he was only going to stay in Manhattan for three days.

But now…he had a change of heart.

Jared said, “This time, I plan on vacationing here for a while. I’ll be staying at Wavesong Villa, you can drop by anytime.”

Ryder didn’t say anything

After leaving the hospital, Jared returned to the villa.

a house he bought here several

river, it

to sometimes

his surprise, she

house, Jared felt it was so

the couch and plopped

image that came to mind was the profile he saw in

was not certain

was just stunned at the sight.

that person

years. She had disappeared for four years.

scene from that night four years ago resurfaced in his

left Maplewood Manor,

went to the Pritchard family’s villa.

two hours, Agnes still

went out in the early morning.

bunch of cops

had had a serious accident not far

into a huge banyan tree by the roadside and was

Jared recognized it at a

the Pritchard

over like

blood, being lifted from the car