Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 385

Lifting her head, she said, “I ran into some punks”

Mamie’s face darkened as she berated Agnes, “How many times have I wamed you? S City is vast, and you can’t trust everyone. Yet you still wander off alone at night. With your looks, you’re bound to attract unwanted attention!” Agnes bore the brunt of Mamie’s frustration, head bowed, resembling a chastised child

Mamie’s anger intensified, seeing Agnes’s passive maction. Even when you’re the victim, you act so submissive. Why won’t you stand up for yourself?” she exclaimed, her voice filled with concem. “From now on, you’re staying close to me after work. If anything happened to you, how could I face Jared?”

Agnes knew that Mamie was genuinely worried about her

When the doctor was treating her wounds earlier, Agnes didn’t feel anything, but Mamie was holding her hand so tightly it hurt more than the wound.

When Agnes looked up, she noticed Mamie’s eyes were red. Mamie caught her gaze and gently scolded her

Although Agnes had been injured, it wasn’t a major wound.

However, she was concerned about the possibility of tetanus from the rusty knife that had caused it, so she took a tetanus shot

administered an IV at the hospital. Even though the injury wasn’t

process – from registration to consultation, from finding a doctor to getting medication – Mamie

usually waited upon, handling these tasks was uncharacteristic.

diligent efforts, felt

once

was only because she and Ivan were indebted to

again, perhaps due to the night’s harrowing events making her feel unusually

it was late, and Agnes had just completed her IV

go back and rest first, you’ve

get yourself into this mess again,

her watch and muttered

that Mamie had something on

back and rest quickly.” Agnes

to the ward