Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 519

Agnes furrowed her brows, her voice unconsciously laden with reproach, “Why did you have to go so hard on him? I know you and Sean used to be in the intemational special forces, but he’s just an ordinary guy. Couldn’t you have been a bit gentler?”

Kearney found it both exasperating and amusing, “Septima, the guy was trying to hurt you and here you are worrying about whether he’s injured?” Agnes fell silent all of a sudden.

She hadn’t expected Jared to get so worked up.

Because of Jared’s reaction, Agnes was even more certain.

She absolutely couldn’t let Jared find out about Nocturne.

If he did, it would certainly lead to a nasty fight, and Agnes wasn’t sure she could win.

Keamey dropped Agnes off at the Pritchard family’s villa./

As the car came to a stop, Kearney spoke up, “You gonna be okay here on your own? Want me to stick around tonight?”

Agnes shook her head with a smile, “I know you’re busy. Go on home, this is my place, I’ll be fine.”

Kearney nodded, “Call me if you need anything.”

Agnes got out of the car and headed towards the villa.

Kearney drove off.

only thing she took when she left was the key to the Pritchard family’s villa.

on the lights.

in Manhattan, she had prepaid twenty years‘

Agnes felt a

set foot in here for four years.

the furniture and floors were covered in

slow steps into the house,

a footprint appeared in

been left open

wall was already

crept into

railing on the staircase

vines were like traces of the past

past, hiding

Agnes was

revealing everything as it truly

first room she visited was Preston’s

most of his time at home in his

it was just a grey,

as he left it, there was even an

musty smell of time and neglect.