Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 605

Agnes tried to lighten the awkward mood with a joking tone, but Jared didn’t seem to be buying it.

His face looked even worse after Agnes finished speaking.

Yet, he remained silent, he just stared at Agnes with a cold gaze, making her feel uneasy.

Agnes had no idea what to say. She could only slowly back away.

She hadn’t gotten far when Jared grabbed her arm again, “Agnes, what the hell are you up to?”

The coldness in Jared’s voice was still there, Agnes could hear the hidden anger in his voice.

Agnes already had an explanation prepared, “Actually, I came back to get my ID”

She had thought out the worst–case scenario in the car.

If Jared found her before she found Nocturne, she’d have to find an excuse and get away as soon as possible.

She had thought of this excuse a long time ago.

years ago, when Beatrice hit her with her car, it was Reggie Albert who saved her life and

then flew directly to Manhattan on a private jet. She didn’t take a single thing from here, including her

drawer by the bed at Maplewood Manor.

these years, Agnes had been living in Manhattan under

found this excuse a bit far–fetched, but it was her only option

face darkened even more. He asked coldly, “What do you need the

in Manhattan, but now that I’m back, it’s inconvenient without

confident, that was the only way

only smirked sarcastically, “Do you even remember your name

the anger

stay

stayed, the more likely she was to be

if Nocturne showed up now, she’d

I deeply regret the inconvenience I’ve caused, but since I promised never to show up in front of

pretending to look for her ID in

gaze on her back

Jared

in the drawer to be exactly the same as four years

tie she left casually