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.”

scratched her

“It’s fine,

Ryder had other plans, he grabbed her hand and stated,

just like that, Agnes got dragged

away. The mansion was enormous. The ground floor alone was like a huge ballroom full of elegant people. It overflowed with champagne, crystal chandeliers casting light like cascading tassels, with

Agnes couldn’t help but be

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

up in the elevator to avoid

up, Agnes tentatively asked, “Is

You’re interested in taking up the

just curious. Everyone’s saying your family is looking for a wife for Jared today, I just wanted to see who he ends up choosing?”

choose any of them. He already has someone he likes;

sting in her heart. She thought to herself, “Jared

here, I’ll find you some clothes. There are many guests at the Whitfield Manor today,

nodded, “Thank you.”

left, and Agnes entered the room.