Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared) novel Chapter 865

Agnes sat here and remained silent. They had agreed to this in the beginning. She would leave of her own accord if she couldn't convince Ryder.

Now, she had nothing to argue with, but the words refused to come.

"I... I can't leave Jared," Agnes finally whispered, breaking the silence. "I won't leave, no matter what the future holds. I'll face it with Jared. We've come too far to give up so easily. I want to give our son, Nocturne, a complete family. It would be absurd to throw away my marriage, my family, just because Ryder has feelings for me."

Despite the cold war between her and Jared, Agnes knew there were countless issues to resolve. Yet, at that moment, she was certain she couldn't leave him. Perhaps they could work through their problems.

Her suspicions about Jared's feelings for Valeria were just that—suspicions. She couldn't disappear over such a trivial misunderstanding, not again. After all, she had made a promise to Jared.

She had lived with regret for four long years over past mistakes. Agnes was not about to repeat them.

Alyssa studied Agnes for a long moment before speaking. "I won't let you leave Jared. We have to give Nocturne the complete family he deserves. Like Jared back in the day, Nocturne's biggest sorrow would be to grow up without his father's love. That's what turned Jared so cold and distant. I don't want Nocturne to end up like his dad, to walk through life alone, trying to stay optimistic in the absence of a partner's love. After you left, Jared was a shell of a man, a sunflower without its sun."

Alyssa's heart ached. Jared was a warm person at heart, but his character prevented him from finding his own sunshine. To him, Agnes was that missing light, and he would do anything to seek the warmth of her glow.