Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared) novel Chapter 939

Agnes knew that getting Berlin back behind bars was going to be tough. With no new evidence to be found, Laura had been sentenced to life without parole, taking the fall for everything.

But Agnes wasn't one to throw in the towel.

"May the best woman win," Agnes said with a steely resolve.

Valeria weighed in, "The mess with my dad, I didn't want to drag Jared into it. He was in the dark about it. Sure, he introduced me to Mr. Mansfield, but he had no clue it was to deal with my father's case. At the end of the day, he was an outsider. He only found out after my father was released."

Agnes took a moment, letting the silence hang between them.

She chuckled, a wry smile crossing her face. "You don’t need to cover for him. The fact remains that he knew and he didn't tell me."

"Jared has his own stance and thoughts on the matter. If you broke up with him over this, then you are not giving credit to how much Jared cares for you."

Agnes had pondered this later on.

What really bothered her wasn't exactly that. It was the closeness between Jared and Valeria, the kind that usually belonged only between couples or spouses.

Agnes felt it was too late for regrets.

"Ms. Thomas, if I may be so bold, is your relationship with him really just professional?" Agnes probed.

Valeria held her gaze steady on Agnes.

After what seemed like an eternity, she finally said, "Ms. Pritchard, I’ll be honest with you, I love him. I love him more than anything, much more than you do."

This wasn't a surprise to Agnes.

Women have their intuitions, after all.