Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 487

“I understand you are busy, but remember, we work for a better life. Right now, you’re a total slave to your academic research. Trying to get a hangout with you is harder than meeting the president of the USA, Jared spoke in a fatherly tone.

“Uncle, I hear you. But these years, you’ve been busier than me. Mom told me that you’ve moved your residence to your office, often forgetting to eat or sleep, pulling all–nighters. As a doctor, it’s my duty to tell you that if you keep this up, your health is gonna take a hit sooner or later,” Ryder responded in a typical doctor’s tone

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Jared just chuckled, “Ha, now you’re lecturing me, huh?”

“I just care about you.”

“Alright, I get it. I’ll explain things to your mom. You can’t make it back for the holidays again.”

“Thanks, Uncle.”

As he was leaving, Ryder asked, “Uncle, how long do you plan on staying here?”

According to Jared’s plan, he was only going to stay in Manhattan for three days.

But now…he had a change of heart.

Jared said, “This time, I plan on vacationing here for a while. I’ll be staying at Wavesong Villa, you can drop by anytime.”

Ryder didn’t say anything

After leaving the hospital, Jared returned to the villa.

bought here several

river, it boasted

was to sometimes bring ‘Agnes here for vacations.

to his surprise, she never came.

returning to the house, Jared felt it

couch and plopped down, exhausted, rubbing

the profile he

was not certain at

just stunned at the

that person

years. She had disappeared for four

the scene from that night four years ago resurfaced

night, after Agnes left Maplewood Manor,

the Pritchard family’s

waiting for two hours, Agnes

out in

of cops

a serious accident not far from

into a huge banyan tree by the roadside and was

it at

was the Pritchard

ran over like

woman, face covered in blood,

a moment, Jared thought it was Agnes.

if it was pushed into an