Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 701

Agnes had an epiphany.

No wonder Phenix had said earlier that she couldn’t keep the promise she’d made to Kearney, advising him to pick a partner for the evening at Eden Nights.

Presumably, Kearney had originally intended Phenix to be his plus–one.

Agnes agreed without hesitation, “No problem, Kearney, I’ll accompany you to the dinner party.”

During her four years in in Manhattan, Kearney had always been very good to her.

And with this current situation, Kearney had helped her immensely.

Now that he asked, there was no reason for Agnes to refuse.

Moreover, Agnes had recently been through a lot.

Her mind was a mess.

A trip abroad to clear her head seemed like a good idea.

think. This time, you’re not just attending as my date, but as my fiancée. Right now, Count and Countess Alexandra are looking to expand their market. They plan to handover the rights to a wine merchant. Nine major wine merchants have been invited, and I’m one of them. As far as I know, it’s already been decided. This dinner party is more of a formality. But

what kind of man Kearney

business world, he was a ruthless genius,

to

to do with me pretending to be your fiancée?”

trust family men more. They believe that a family is the foundation and backbone of a business, and that family men are more responsible. To win their trust, I told them I already had a woman I loved and planned to propose. They were thrilled and eager to meet my beloved.

“That’s not a problem for me. You may not know this, Kearney, but I

“I

know that.”

“When do we

is at

I’ll go get ready.”

flew

long flight left Agnes very

was still

in France, it was two

was to start at

twelve hours to

to a hotel

slept for about ten hours.