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.

took when she left was the key to the Pritchard

on the lights.

the years, even though she was in Manhattan, she had prepaid twenty years‘ worth of utilities

Agnes felt a touch of

in here for four

the furniture and floors were covered in a layer of dust.

into the house, climbing the

step, a footprint appeared in the

hallway had been left open

was already covered in ivy.

vines had crept into

railing on

like traces of the

buried the past, hiding what

Agnes was back.

these vines, revealing everything

room she visited

most of his time at home in his

just a grey, dusty mess.

the desk was just as he left it, there was even an unfinished pack of cigarettes,

smell of time and