Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 319

She didn’t expect that by the time they got home, her Granny had already boiled hot water ahead of time.

Rows of thermos flasks were lined up in the kitchen.

Agnes brought out the tub for bathing.

The tub was very clean, waxed on the top, making it look brand new.

However, when Agnes started pouring water into it from the thermos, Jared couldn’t help but frown and ask, “Am I really supposed to bathe in this?”

Agnes nodded seriously and said, “Haven’t you watched period dramas? People in those shows bathed in tubs like this. I’ll sprinkle some dried flower petals in it later, a king’s treatment. What do you think?”

Jared joked, “So what was the king’s treatment like, bathing with whichever lover he wanted to?”

Seeing the mischievous look in Jared’s eyes, Agnes knew what he was about to say,

So she held up her hand in a stopping motion and said, “Stop dreaming, you’re not a king.”

satisfactorily and said, “I’ll wait for

for Jared’s

quickly. Agnes was afraid she wouldn’t be able

was great that day. Although there was no moon, the stars were densely scattered in the sky.

the yard lay an old locust tree.

been struck by lightning not long ago and was chopped off its branches and leaves, leaving only a

the countryside were

remembered, her mother used to say, the stars in the sky were the eyes

loved ones, they

had grown up and knew this was just a beautiful fairy tale

she preferred to believe it was true, that way, her mother was

suddenly felt sentimental.

she missed her

in thought, Agnes decided to find something to do

some potatoes that her grandmother had just dug up today

to Agnes. She used small branches to make a fire pit

from the kitchen and threw them into the