Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared) novel Chapter 726

Jared simply couldn't believe this was some sort of scheme cooked up by Agnes and Kearney.

After all, Agnes hadn't seemed to be acting in the garden maze.

There could only be one explanation, that Mr. Kearney had baited everyone at this banquet, just as Valeria had insinuated.

What a dreadful man.

What scared Jared even more was that Agnes was willingly standing by such a man, and he didn't even know their relationship. Who exactly had Agnes been associating with all these years?

Once Agnes got into the car, she hung her head, her face filled with remorse. "Kearney, I'm sorry, I messed up today."

Kearney chuckled, turning to face her. "I should thank you for today. I've secured the proxy rights."

Agnes was taken aback. Because when she and Jared returned to the castle, she hadn't heard them discussing business.

Kearney, seeing Agnes' surprised expression, continued to explain. "Ms. Thomas lost the trust of the Count and Countess Alexandra due to her fraudulent marriage. The other wine merchants lack power, so naturally, the proxy rights fell into my lap. You really did me a solid today."

But Agnes wasn't pleased. Even though she had agreed to help Kearney secure the proxy rights, she didn't expect that he'd snatch them from Valeria using Jared.

Would Valeria think it was premeditated?

Agnes suddenly looked up, asking, "Kearney, did you know before that Valeria's companion was my ex-husband?"

Agnes didn't want to think this way, and when Kearney had spotted Jared at the banquet, he seemed surprised too. If he knew beforehand, he wouldn't have asked Agnes that way, right?

Kearney said, "Septima, you should know, my original choice for a date was Phenix."

Agnes finally put two and two together.

If Phenix hadn't suddenly fallen ill, she wouldn't have attended the banquet in her stead, and she wouldn't have run into Jared and Valeria. So how could Kearney have planned all this? It turned out it was all just a coincidence.