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.”

laughed nervously, “The Whitfield’s backyard is seriously massive.”

gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days ago. There were too many people

why Agnes was lying, didn’t expose her, just asking, “Is

glanced at her hand, where she had scratched it when climbing over the wall, and laughed

Beatrice are here today. You could have come in through the front door.

awkward, “Well….. I

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

it’s hard to say, just forget

Seemed like one

said, “Go ahead, don’t mind

“If you need anything,

turned

this Icy man.

didn’t expect him to help

and she felt

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 from the crowd.