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”

“I was on a business trip,

“What did you make

chicken, grilled lobster, and spaghetti bolognese, all

had a dedicated chef who would prepare a vanety of

these home-style dishes were rare

but he always said it wasn’t the real spaghetti bolognese, just regular noodles. I had no choice but to go to that city and learn how to cook it

laughed and said. “You’re really

loving smile, “Of course, he’s my beloved little brother

when Agnes noticed Ryder sitting at the dining table, his gaze fixed

a hint of accustomed

Whitfield

Jared than for Ryder, whether in how often she talked to him, or fixing his

like a child around

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

was always cold and

cake to Ryder, saying, “Congrats on your