Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 322

Agnes suddenly had a bold idea.

She grabbed Jared’s arm and said, “Let’s secretly eavesdrop on Grandma, okay?”

Jared frowned, “That’s not appropriate, I refuse”

Jared was an upright person, and even with Agnes pulling at him, he didn’t want to.

“Then you can go back. I’ll go alone,” Agnes said.

With that, Agnes ran away, and Jared was really gone. In the back mountain, there was a large jujube tree with lush branches covered in winter jujubes.

Agnes hid behind the tree.

kid. At first, I thought he looked quite handsome. I couldn’t help but think Agnes would be just like you, always hiking good-looking boys. But these past few days, I deliberately had him help me with so many things, and that young man didn’t utter a single complaint. He’s very meticulous in his work, I see how caring he is towards Agnes, and you can rest

Grandma said and felt extremely

that Grandma didn’t

few days of making him do physical labor were just a test.

couldn’t wait to

pills and end your life back then? Do you know how heartbroken I’ve been all these years just thinking about it? If you were still alive, seeing Agnes living well would be so wonderful. I never approved of that man, Preston Pritchard, but you insisted on marrying him, and as a result, you left us. How could you bear

life”

said this, her

it was my inability. Even though that man betrayed you, as an old woman, I didn’t have the capability to take care of Agnes. I could only let her stay in that house, where his

to cry, but a trace of contentment appeared on her face. “Luckily, she’s got a good husband now, that Jared. The more I see him, the more satisfied am. Besides being too handsome, he has no other faults. I’m just afraid that handsome face might attract other

in front of the

standing behind the jujube tree, was

her mother’s death was a suicide? Agnes never knew her mother committed suicide.

of that time were somewhat blurry because she knew her mother was hospitalized in her final days. Dad said her mother was in poor health, so she couldn’t always disturb her