Heartstrings on Fire

Jared went straight to the owner of Eden Nights, Phenix.

Not bothering to beat around the bush, Jared asked outright, “Where’s Agnes?”

Phenix chuckled, “Mr. Whitfield, you reserved a private room yesterday but refused the company of our girls here, and now you’re chasing me down. If you were looking for any of our girls, I could call them over right now. But you’re looking for an outsider, how am I supposed to help you?”

Jared retorted, “Cut the crap, the woman from Pegasus Plaza yesterday, where is she?”

Phenix feigned, “So you’re looking for my sister Septima. She had some business to attend to and left early this morning. She’s a valued guest at Eden Nights, staying temporarily. This morning I saw her leaving Pegasus Plaza in a hurry. You were there last night, you didn’t happen to…?” Jared’s face reddened.

Phenix’s words were blunt, but Jared knew she was merely playing dumb.

However, a weight lifted from Jared’s heart. He had lost his head in anger yesterday.

No matter what, it was impossible for Agnes to seek livelihood in such a place.

had been living

using his anger to find a target that resembled

asked coldly, “Where is she

her mother. She’s a grown woman,

Phenix replied nonchalantly.

anything out of her, but he still didn’t understand

Bro Kear and Naylor had already surprised Jared. Now there

been in contact with these years

Agnes went to the Prestige Medical

friends here, but last night’s

currently in a state of disarray. She urgently

was not there. The hospital staff said that Dr. Bradford had resigned and

call but couldn’t get through on the

speculated that Brayden had probably forced them to move house

Agnes could