Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 226

Beatrice stormed off in a huff, leaving Agnes lying in bed, feeling miserable and clueless about what to do next.

The next day, being the weekend, Agnes had no school, so she slept in until noon. Apart from grabbing some lunch, she spent the entire day holed up in her room, not venturing outside

In the evening, there was a knock on her door, and Agnes assumed it was her nanny Latonia, calling her for dinner.

However, to her surprise, it was Beatrice standing there. Beatrice appeared to be in high spirits, a big grin plastered on her face as she said, “Agnes, let’s go to the dining room for dinner. My mom cooked today, and she whipped up all your favorite dishes.”

Agnes glanced at Beatrice, her brows furrowed.

Beatrice usually didn’t chat her up like this.

Something was definitely up

And Beatrice looked rather odd today, dressed in a white dress.

usually wavy, had been straightened, and she wore a lighter, more natural makeup look, which made her look stunningly different. Agnes, although not really in the mood for dinner, sensed

urged Agnes to hurry downstairs where everyone was waiting. Beatnce left, and Agnes, still in

she entered, she was taken aback by who she saw sitting at the table it

Preston, who had a

seemed to be deeply involved in the conversation, sweetly addressing

her arm affectionately around hers, welcoming her

smile, Agnes could sense something cunning in her eyes. It became apparent that Beatrice’s earlier sweetness and elegant appearance were all for Jared But why was Jared here in the first

being dragged to the table by Beatrice.

chided, “Agnes, Jared came over today. Why didn’t you

mentioned you were on a business trip in Japan. When did you come back?”

knew Beatrice would ask something like

feel guilty, she just

just got back from Japan, and came straight here

for a moment.