Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 60

Life in the following days was pretty chill, and before she knew it, it was already June.

Jared was still often away on business, and Agnes found hersell growing increasingly dependent on him.

On the first day of every business trip Jared took, Agnes would start looking forward to when he would get back.

But this time. Jared’s trip was unusually long–a whole week with no confirmed date of return.

Kerri noticed Agnes moping around the house, endlessly staring at her phone, like she was deep in the throes of missing someone.

Agnes had to admit that she really missed Jared, waiting for his messages and his calls.

Even if his messages were just a word or two, Agnes would look at her phone, her heart brimming with happiness.

Kern began to wonder if Agnes was falling in love.

Agnes didn’t deny it.

from Jared all

the afternoon, Agnes had left the library and planned to go home to sleep. On her bike ride home, because her mind wasn’t there, she nearly hit

had left an obvious scratch on the rear of the

one look at the license plate, and it was a Maybach. Her

young lady? How can you ride

saying, “I’m sorry,

scratch on his car and said, “Can you afford to pay for this damage? Do you know what kind of car it is?

replied. “We can call the police first, follow the standard procedures, get

Do you have any idea how much this

voice came from the back seat of the car.

man in the back seat. He was wearing sunglasses, and his face was unclear, but his side profile was strikingly handsome, and he carried himself with a calm aura that

Moss, went over immediately and reported the

waited at a distance, and after a while, Moss came over and said, “We don’t have time for official procedures. Just give us twenty thousand for the

her off, but Agnes

no small sum. I’m just a student. Give me a month, and

over to ask the man in the back seat

card. It has his contact information. When