Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 27

Ryder, with his stern face, seemed to ignore everyone else, only addressing Agnes, “Come with me.”

Agnes nodded, gave a quick greeting briefly, and under everyone’s gaze, followed Ryder to the balcony.

The balcony was relatively quiet. A glass door completely isolated the hustle and bustle inside.

Ryder broke the silence, “Where did you sneak off to? I’ve been looking for you.”

She had just…..

Agnes’s face began to heat up, thankfully concealed by the night.

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Agnes fibbed, “After you left, I heard footsteps in the hall. Thought someone was heading my way, so I took off to the backyard for a bit. Got lost, didn’t expect it to be such a maze.”

Whitfield’s backyard is seriously

squinted, his gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

was obviously lying because he knew his mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days ago. There were too many people today, so the backyard entrance

about why Agnes was lying, didn’t expose her, just asking, “Is your hand alright?”

at her hand, where she had scratched it when climbing over the wall, and laughed it off, “Just a scratch.

You could have come in

I had

tell him. She just didn’t know how to

said, “If it’s hard to say, just forget about it.”

someone called Ryder’s name. Seemed like one of his

mind me.

“If you need anything, just call.“.

and Ryder turned around and

relief. She wasn’t too familiar with this Icy man. Other than their not–so–pleasant first encounter,

to

lightly. The night wind blew, and she felt a bit cold

distance, and even though he was quite far away, Jared seemed to naturally radiate light. Among the crowd, she could spot him instantly. That’s what one call standing out