Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 574

Agnes stared straight at Ryder.

Ryder was completely calm and collected.

He was no longer that boy they used to call Prince Frost back in school.

Now, he was more reserved and steady, a rising star in the medical field.

And gone were the patience, confusion, and conflicts in his eyes.

At this moment, what Agnes saw in him was a firm belief and a hint of passion.

Unconsciously, Agnes averted her gaze.

“Making amends for Alyssa” was something Jared used to say.

Even though they were both Alyssa’s biological children, Agnes didn’t have the same struggle and conflict towards Ryder as she did towards Jared.

She didn’t shift the resentment she had for Alyssa onto him.

him as much as she did about

“Ryder, regardless of whether there’s more to the story, we can’t be together. Not just because

Ryder, it was

said, “You don’t need to worry about my grandpa

me, it just brings problems. I appreciate your care

to make everything

lot of trouble, just thinking about it made

to go back to the past, and she didn’t care what others thought.

knew she needed to maintain contact with

this contact to give

you don’t need to reject me in a rush, there’s plenty of time in the

was so much like

discuss something serious, he could easily

a servant came to invite them

Ryder headed to the dining room,

room was unusually

Thomas was back, sitting at the

together, he stood up and asked, “Ryder, aren’t you going