Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 321

Agnes was a bit lost in the moment.

She widened her eyes, staring at the handsome face in front of her.

But in no time, Jared had her all dizzy with his kiss.

She could smell his good scent, and Jared went from being bossy at first to being gentle. They were smooching under the starry sky.

Above them was the endless night sky, with stars that seemed like spilt silver on the ground.

The evening breeze blew, but they weren’t cold.

A bonfire was in front of them, the popping sound of popcorn echoed in the air.

Sheep bleated in the distance every now and then, as if even the air was filled with sweetness.

That was the starry sky in Agnes’ memory, the sweetest kiss she ever had.

So much so that years later, when she was in a foreign land, gazing at the brilliant city from her apartment in Manhattan.

front of her were that starry night, the

memory, it kept torturing

and

it was the anniversary of her mother’s

buried in the most expensive cemetery in Willowbrook

her mother’s belongings in a small mound behind the hill and erected

on the anniversary, Agnes would come here to

offerings, then they climbed up

was feeling pretty down today, probably because she was reminded of her deceased

was also sad, but she

her mother Julia’s grave, her grandma took out the

were all pastries made by her grandma in the

favorite things. And this pastry, the sesame harvest this year was especially good, so this

rambled on in front of the tombstone, Agnes was feeling

ceremony, Jared, following the rural custom, knelt down and kowtowed three times.

sincerely called out to the tombstone,

heard this, tears inexplicably fell from

years since she had called

earnestly said, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll take care of Agnes from now on. I won’t let her suffer any grievances. I will bring all the good

Jared respectfully kowtowed

was also wiping her tears