Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 213

Once they stepped inside, the butler took Jared’s coat and said, “Jared, Ms. Pritchard, Tim, and Alyssa are all waiting for you in the dining room.”

“Where’s Ryder?” Jared asked.

“The young master just got home and should be in the dining room as well, the butter replied.

Jared nodded in response, and then headed upstairs toward the dining room.

Agnes was silent carrying a cake and trailing behind Jared

She had forgotten about the lily flowers gifted by the cake shop owner and didn’t bring them inside.

Alyssa lit up when she saw Jared, gently touched his face, and said with a frown, Jared, why did you lose so much weight?”

“I didn’t lose weight just been out of town on a business trip,” Jared replied

Alyssa stared at him for a moment before saying. “You definitely lost weight. You’ve always been a picky eater, you surely didn’t eat well while out. Next time, I’ll send our chef with you, so I won’t have to worry”

was on a business

changed the subject, asking, “What did you

made fish and chips, roast chicken, grilled lobster, and spaghetti bolognese, all your favorites, Alyssa replied with a smile.

dedicated chef who would prepare a vanety of dishes, mostly

home-style dishes were rare

hired many chefs to make it, but he

laughed and said. “You’re

Jared with a loving smile, “Of course, he’s my

the dining table, his gaze fixed on

to show a hint

the Whitfield Manor, Agnes had noticed

Ryder, whether in how often she talked

Jared acted like a child around Alyssa.

for Ryder was significantly less obvious, not that she didn’t care, hut she wasn’t as expressive.

it was because Ryder was always cold

Ryder, saying, “Congrats on your discharge.