Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 722

"So you're saying, your relationship with Keamey was all a ruse, and you were merely posing as his date tonight"

Agnes had not expected to confess so openly, but Jared seized on her admission immediately.He'd initially assumed Agnes and Kearney were a couple.

Now, with Agnes herself declaring their engagement was a sham, was their entire relationship a farce too? At this point, Agnes felt there was no point in hiding the truth so she told him, ‘I'm simply good friends with Keamey, like siblings, and there's no romantic involvement.

Besides, he already has someone he's interested in,’ Agnes said.

A weight lifted off Jared's chest.

In reality, he knew.

The way Kearney looked at Agnes was different from an ordinary man.

man wouldn't look at a woman he loves in such a

seeing Agnes standing next to

from Agnes, Jared felt a sense of

about Ryder? You claimed to be engaged to him in Manhattan, was that false

"Yes, that was false too.My relationship with Ryder was purely professional, as a doctor and a patient's family member.When I ran into him in Manhattan, it was a coincidence.I harbored resentment towards you because of Alyssa, and there was no way I could

suspected, despite all that had transpired, and despite Ryder claiming to be engaged to Agnes, and hinting at cohabitation in Manhattan, Jared held

He knew Ryders character.

truly obtained something, he would be quiet about it, just like

made those announcements in public, merely to provoke him, to deepen his misunderstanding of

his manipulations, because his tactics

found it impossible to

tried to have a serious conversation with Agnes, she was

so elated he felt like