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

Agnes standing next to Kearney was something

straight from Agnes, Jared felt a

"And what about Ryder? You claimed to

was taken aback, finding Jared relentless, Seeing the curiosity in Jared's eyes, perhaps it was the enchanting moonlight tonight, or perhaps his immense sorrow had affected her, Agnes decided to admit, "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 let go of that grudge and be

was as Jared suspected, despite all that had transpired, and despite Ryder claiming to be engaged to Agnes, and hinting at

He knew Ryders character.

he would be quiet about it, just like how he had kept track of Agnes’s

Ryder deliberately made those announcements in public, merely to provoke

manipulations, because his tactics were identical

found it impossible to

he tried to have a serious conversation with Agnes, she

admission, Jared was so elated he felt like he was on