Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 584

Jared seemed to have trouble finishing his sentence.

His fingers were itching to curl into a fist again.

Valeria quickly grabbed his hand, “Chill, dude. You can’t just take one side of the story, right? She must’ve thought you were engaged too, right? And what’s the truth? Maybe things between Ryder and her aren’t what you think.”

Jared seemed to finally realized something with that reminder.

He suddenly stood up and bolted out of the room.

Valeria also rose, watching Jared’s retreating back while her brows knitted together in worry,

Jared made a beeline for Ryder’s room.

Without knocking, he swung the door open, and sure enough, there was Agnes.

Agnes was staring into space, sitting alone on the sofa with a glass of water in her hand.

She hadn’t moved an inch.

Ryder had gone off to Cilian’s study and hadn’t returned yet.

planned on leaving tonight.

she felt

eyes and the image of him crushing the glass kept haunting

thought Ryder was back and

didn’t get to finish calling Ryder’s

was Jared, not Ryder, at the door.

Agnes Mace changed.

in, “What, disappointed to see me?”

bandaged hand, the red

still clenching his fist,

was a pang

glass cut Jared’s palm, Agnes felt as if those shards had pierced

drained, “Why are you

the gap between them, “Agnes, I don’t

right in

grabbed her arm, “Why?”

felt as if her arm was about

completely

let

I won’t

never left his blood–soaked bandage.