Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 740

Alyssa said, “Dad, you don’t have to sugar–coat it for me. I actually like the kid too. He looks a lot like Jared did when he was a child. Seeing him takes me back to twenty years ago, when Jared was still a baby, clinging to me. Back then, he depended on me, trusted me. I was the closest person to him in this world, but now…

Tim said, “No matter what, you’re still the closest person to Jared. If it wasn’t for that woman’s trick years ago, the Whitfields wouldn’t be in this mess

now.”

Alyssa bowed her head, “Dad, it was my fault what happened back then. After all, her mother died because of me.”

“You’ve felt guilty about this for so long. It wasn’t your fault at all. You say her mother died because of you, but did you force her to embezzle that money? Did you push her into corruption? She brought it upon herself. Why should you carry all the blame? It wasn’t your fault. All you did was leaving two million dollars there, it’s not your fault.”

wolf, how could she not take a bite? I led her to commit the crime. I knew what would happen, and yet I still did it. I

Alyssa still couldn’t let it go, because the one who died was Julia, who

the time, but instead of

such malicious thoughts. She wished for Julia’s death. She thought that once Julia was dead, she

to his daughter. She had always been kind–hearted.

life’s brighter aspects, untouched

all the blame onto herself, torturing herself with

past as possible. But as long as Agnes

when the scandal broke, Alyssa attempted suicide and nearly died. Thinking about it still made his heart

this one daughter, and he had loved her

give her the

his only wish was to protect