Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 586

After the footsteps faded away from the room, Agnes finally broke down and started crying.

But she didn’t dare to sob, just silently shed tears.

Agnes couldn’t remember when was the last time she cried.

After having Nocturne, Agnes felt like she was clad in a suit of tough armor.

No matter what storms she faced, she could handle them with ease.

Sometimes, she felt fortunate, feeling like she finally became the person she wanted to be, an invincible superwoman.

But Agnes found that Jared was her weak spot.

Whenever he was involved, her so–called armor couldn’t stand a chance.

His sneer when he left was still echoing in her mind.

Agnes knew Jared had truly given up.

In a way, Agnes thought she should be happy.

Because it meant she no longer needed to live in fear and hide,

For all these years, she was afraid that Jared would probe into her life, afraid that he would discover the existence of Nocturne.

always a stubborn man, especially since she left him without a word.

father passed away, as if she had lost

she realized. What she lost

that was for the

blood on the floor and Agnes trembling with

what had

been

also knew that Agnes must have given him an answer.

Jared had already driven

you want

it for so long, she seemed to have forgotten how to let it out.

years, she had been constantly asking herself, did she

was so sure she didn’t regret it.

was the right decision.

pain forced her to admit.

it all the time.

what choice she made at that time, she would

it had been four years.

could be

was already a woman who could accompany Jared and be his equal partner.

go of his last lingering feelings for Agnes, just

love had

“Ryder, I’m leaving.”