Heartstrings On Fire

Chapter 27

Ryder, with his stern face, seemed to ignore everyone else, only addressing Agnes, “Come with me.”

Agnes nodded, gave a quick greeting briefly, and under everyone’s gaze, followed Ryder to the balcony.

The balcony was relatively quiet. A glass door completely isolated the hustle and bustle inside.

Ryder broke the silence, “Where did you sneak off to? I’ve been looking for you.”

She had just…..

Agnes’s face began to heat up, thankfully concealed by the night.

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Agnes fibbed, “After you left, I heard footsteps in the hall. Thought someone was heading my way, so I took off to the backyard for a bit. Got lost, didn’t expect it to be such a maze.”

laughed nervously, “The Whitfield’s backyard

squinted, his gaze falling on Agnes’s dress.

knew his mother had planted some wild cherry trees in the backyard a few

was lying, didn’t

over the wall, and laughed it off, “Just a scratch. It’s

here today. You could have come in through the front door. Why did you climb over the wall?”

a bit awkward, “Well….. I had some stuff

Agnes didn’t want to tell him. She

“If it’s hard to say, just forget about it.”

name. Seemed

ahead, don’t mind me. I’ll be leaving

“If you need anything,

nodded, and Ryder turned

with this Icy man. Other than their

didn’t expect him to help

was already dressed quite lightly. The night wind blew, and she felt a bit cold but didn’t

radiate light. Among