Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 518

At night, Alyssa decided to pay Jared’s room a visit.

But she didn’t expect to find Jared sleeping in his bed.

The room was pitch–black, with the curtains tightly drawn over the floor–to–ceiling windows.

Alyssa had no idea when Jared picked up this habit.

Now, whenever he was having an emotional meltdown, he’d either bury himself in work or sleep all day. He had quit smoking and drinking.

That’s because he once had a bleeding stomach from drinking and a bout of pneumonía from smoking. Alyssa felt heartbroken. She wished she could take on all the pain herself.

But she couldn’t help him. She had caused all this.

Her mistakes when she was young had finally caught up with her, but Jared was the one paying the price. Alyssa switched on the light.

The sudden brightness made Jared blink.

He wasn’t actually asleep, just lying there with his eyes closed, staring at the ceiling.

When Alyssa turned on the light, he used the blanket to cover his eyes.

still saw

emotion, tears were trickling down his

tears in front of

was a baby, he rarely

that their kid was born with a steady temperament, destined for

Jared did turn out like Tim predicted.

sharp, with an extremely high IQ.

unusual calmness and indifference for his

entirely pleased about it.

laughing at a flower or getting excited about candy.

sorrow seemed to

changed when Agnes entered the

thankful for it.

that was the beginning of all

her to see him

said in her usual tone, “You never eat airplane food. You must be

Jared didn’t respond.

now. Come out and have

Then she left.

the blanket