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Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared) novel Chapter 519

Chapter 519 

Agnes furrowed her brows, her voice unconsciously laden with reproach, Why did you have to go so hard on him? I know you and Sean used to be in the intemational special forces, but he’s just an ordinary guy. Couldn’t you have been a bit gentler?” 

Kearney found it both exasperating and amusing, Septima, the guy was trying to hurt you and here you are worrying about whether he’s injured?Agnes fell silent all of a sudden

She hadn’t expected Jared to get so worked up

Because of Jared’s reaction, Agnes was even more certain

She absolutely couldn’t let Jared find out about Nocturne

If he did, it would certainly lead to a nasty fight, and Agnes wasn’t sure she could win

Keamey dropped Agnes off at the Pritchard family’s villa./ 

As the car came to a stop, Kearney spoke up, You gonna be okay here on your own? Want me to stick around tonight?” 

Agnes shook her head with a smile, I know you’re busy. Go on home, this is my place, I’ll be fine.” 

Kearney nodded, Call me if you need anything.” 

Agnes got out of the car and headed towards the villa

Kearney drove off

The only thing she took when she left was the key to the Pritchard family’s villa

She turned on the lights

Over the years, even though she was in Manhattan, she had prepaid twenty yearsworth of utilities before she left

As the lights blazed on, Agnes felt a touch of disorientation

No one had set foot in here for four years

All the furniture and floors were covered in a layer of dust

Agnes took slow steps into the house, climbing the stairs

With each step, a footprint appeared in the dust

A window in the hallway had been left open when she left

That wall was already covered in ivy

Four years had passed, and the vines had crept into the house, spreading layer upon layer

Even the white marble railing on the staircase was unrecognizable

The vines were like traces of the past four years

They buried the past, hiding what once was

But Agnes was back

She would clear away these vines, revealing everything as it truly was

Agnes went upstairs, the first room she visited was Preston’s study

When Preston was alive, he spent most of his time at home in his study

Now, though, it was just a grey, dusty mess

Everything on the desk was just as he left it, there was even an unfinished pack of cigarettes

The room had that musty smell of time and neglect

Spider webs filled the corners

When Agnes approached Preston’s desk, she noticed a photograph of her and Beatrice Pritchard

It was probably the only photo of her and Beatrice together

Their relationship had always been strained

The photo was taken by Preston during a family vacation at the beach

In the photo, the two of them were just in the same frame, each picking up shells

Preston treasured this photo

To him, both his daughters were his treasures, but until his death, he never saw them living in harmony

Agnes always knew about Beatrice and Laura’s goingson

Not that she intentionally kept tabs on them

This was because Laura married Berlin Thomas not long after Agnes left Willowbrook Town

That year, Beatrice tried to hit Agnes with her car, but ended up in a serious car accident herself

Agnes wasn’t clear on the specifics of what happened after the accident

But word had it that Beatrice had been quite active in the Capital’s social circles these years, and was now working at the Thomas Group, so it seemed the accident hadn’t affected her too much

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