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.

house he bought here

right by the river,

buying this house was to sometimes bring ‘Agnes here for

his surprise,

house, Jared felt it was so empty.

on the couch and

profile he saw in

not

stunned

that person really her?

been four years. She had

scene from that night

left Maplewood Manor, he

to the

for two hours, Agnes

in

see a bunch of cops and

not far from the Pritchard family’s

tree by the roadside and was

Jared recognized it at a glance.

the Pritchard family’s car.

like a madman.

watched a woman, face covered in blood, being lifted from the car by paramedics.

a moment, Jared thought it was

pushed into an abyss,