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 massive.”

squinted, his gaze falling on Agnes’s

mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days

lying, didn’t expose her, just asking, “Is

when climbing over the wall, and laughed it

have come in through the front door. Why did you climb over the wall?”

“Well….. I had some stuff to deal

that Agnes didn’t want to tell him. She just didn’t know how to say to him.

said, “If it’s hard to say, just

name. Seemed like one of his

mind me.

“If you need anything, just

nodded, and Ryder turned around and left.

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

didn’t expect him to help her

The night wind blew, and she felt a

quite far away, Jared seemed to naturally radiate