Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 823

Jared couldn’t shake the suspicion that Agnes had been faking her drunkenness last night

Waking up the next morning with a splitting headache, Agnes found her memories of the evening were patchy at best, leaving her with a disconcerting blank space where last nights events should have been

After freshening up, she made her way down to the breakfast nook, only to be met by Jared’s piercing gaze from the moment she entered the room

Agnes shot him a casual glance and settled into her chair, taking a sip of her milk “What’s got you looking so sour this morning?”

Agnes you still owe me a reasonable explanation Jared prodded

A flicker of guilt passed over her as she asked knowingly. “What explanation?”

“What exactly did you get up to last night?” he pressed

I just

seriously don’t remember how

more serious Jared’s expression became, the guiltier she felt

Ryder, which in itself wasn’t a problem The issue was that she had also gone out for drinks with Ryder afterward without giving Jared

but had completely blanked on the rest of the evening. She assumed she had woken up at home because a colleague must have called Jared to pick her up After all, their relationship was common knowledge at this point, and she had indeed woken

bedroom

else

carefully. Agnes ventured, “Did I cause some trouble

remained stern

fault. I promise, it won’t happen again I won’t drink out anymore. I just

a childlike pout, she cooed, “I know I messed up Can you forgive me

the coquette, but Jared was a sucker for it Watching her now, it was impossible for him to

to admit your mistakes, yet

I’ll change And you’re going to witness it, she protested