Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 696

As Jared spoke, Agnes could only feel a wave of sadness washing over her.

He didn’t look like he was lying or sugar–coating his words. Instead, he was deadly serious, his eyes shining with a light that was, both deep and painfully touching.

He took Agnes‘ hand, leaning in as he spoke in a voice that was almost pained, “Agnes, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. About our past, our present, and our child. I’ve always tried to maintain my pride in front of you, never willing to back down. But after what happened today, when I thought I couldn’t catch up with Hammer and you were in danger, I realized something. My pride, the grudges I hold, none of them matter as much as you do. I can let go of everything, the life you’ve been living these past few years, the people you’ve been with. All I want is to be with you, Agnes. Can we start over?”

Jared had said quite a bit. To Agnes‘ memory, he had never spoken so much in one go, not even in the past, nor in the four years since they were reunited.

And every word he uttered weighed heavily on her.

Agnes felt the urge to cry. It was as if something inside

fall in love again, but how could they fall in love

stopped

herself that

she knew it was all just self–deception.

with Nocturne’s illness, she was too exhausted

seeing Jared again, every encounter, every word spoken felt

returning home, Agnes learned of Jared’s womanizing ways.

didn’t care. In

had loved other women just as

involved? Did he have children with