Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 24

Ryder strolled over, eyed Agnes and asked, “What are you doing here?”

Caught off guard. Agnes stammered, “It’s a long story”

The butler inquired, “Mr. Ryder, do you know them?”

Ryder pointed at Agnes and said, “She’s a friend”

He then glanced at Jenny and declared casually, “Don’t know this one though”

The butler got the drift immediately, and his attitude towards Agnes changed, “Since you’re a friend of Mr. Ryder, you can go in. But as for you, miss, without an invitation, you need to leave. If you try to sneak in over the wall again, we’ll call the cops.”

Jenny got kicked out.

Standing outside the Whitfield family mansion, Jenny was fuming. She couldn’t believe that Agnes had somehow gotten in with Ryder. Inside, it was all glitz and glamour, but she had got no part in it!

Ryder took one look at Agnes‘ arm and said, “You’re hurt. Let me get you some ointment.”

her arm on some

insisted, “It’s fine, I should go.”

other plans, he grabbed her hand and stated, Come with me.”

Agnes got dragged into the Whitfield family’s

alone was like a huge ballroom full of elegant people. It overflowed with champagne, crystal chandeliers casting light like cascading tassels, with guests

around, Agnes couldn’t help but

family’s mansion was also grand, but compared to this, it seemed a bit behind the times. It was like being in a

elevator to avoid

asked, “Is Jared here

taking

was just curious. Everyone’s saying your family is looking for a wife for Jared today, I

coolly responded, “He won’t choose any of them. He already has someone he likes; he has liked her for

sting in her heart. She thought to herself, “Jared already has someone he likes? Then why did he want to

led Agnes to a room and said, “Wait here, I’ll find you some clothes. There are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today,

nodded, “Thank

left, and Agnes entered the