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

his gaze falling on Agnes’s

knew his mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few days ago. There

although clueless about why Agnes was lying, didn’t expose her, just asking,

her hand, where she had scratched it when climbing over the

“Preston and Beatrice are here today. You could have come in through the front door. Why did you climb over the wall?”

a bit awkward, “Well….. I had some stuff to deal with.”

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

hard to say, just forget about it.”

someone called Ryder’s name. Seemed like

mind

need anything, just call.“.

and Ryder turned around and left.

let out a sigh of relief. She wasn’t too familiar with this Icy man. Other than their not–so–pleasant first encounter, they had never crossed paths before.

expect him to help her

The night wind blew, and she felt a bit cold but

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.