Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 518

At night, Alyssa decided to pay Jared’s room a visit.

But she didn’t expect to find Jared sleeping in his bed.

The room was pitch–black, with the curtains tightly drawn over the floor–to–ceiling windows.

Alyssa had no idea when Jared picked up this habit.

Now, whenever he was having an emotional meltdown, he’d either bury himself in work or sleep all day. He had quit smoking and drinking.

That’s because he once had a bleeding stomach from drinking and a bout of pneumonía from smoking. Alyssa felt heartbroken. She wished she could take on all the pain herself.

But she couldn’t help him. She had caused all this.

Her mistakes when she was young had finally caught up with her, but Jared was the one paying the price. Alyssa switched on the light.

The sudden brightness made Jared blink.

He wasn’t actually asleep, just lying there with his eyes closed, staring at the ceiling.

When Alyssa turned on the light, he used the blanket to cover his eyes.

But Alyssa still saw it.

trickling down his face, wetting his cheeks. Alyssa

tears in front of her.

a baby, he

born

Jared did turn out like Tim predicted.

with an extremely

unusual calmness

entirely pleased about it.

be like other kids, laughing at a

seemed to be

when Agnes entered

once thankful for

was the beginning of all disasters.

knew Jared didn’t want her to see

said in her usual tone, “You never eat airplane food. You must be hungry after all this time. Get up and eat something before you sleep.”

Jared didn’t respond.

“I’m leaving now. Come out and

Then she left.

moved the blanket away.

off the

light made Jared squint. His mind was filled with images of