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.

he bought

river, it boasted

idea when buying this house was to sometimes bring ‘Agnes here for vacations.

surprise, she never

Jared felt

his coat on the couch and plopped down, exhausted, rubbing

the profile he saw

was not

stunned at the sight.

that person really

She had disappeared

the scene from that night four years ago resurfaced in his

Agnes left Maplewood Manor,

to the Pritchard family’s

for two hours, Agnes

in

see a bunch of cops and an ambulance.

had had a serious accident not far from the Pritchard

banyan tree by

recognized it at a

the Pritchard family’s

over like a

watched a woman, face covered in blood, being

Jared thought it was Agnes.

felt as if it was pushed into an abyss,