Heartstrings on Fire Novel Full Episode
Chapter 321-330

Chapter 321

Agnes was a bit lost in the moment.

She widened her eyes, staring at the handsome face in front of her.

But in no time, Jared had her all dizzy with his kiss.

She could smell his good scent, and Jared went from being bossy at first to being gentle. They were smooching under the starry sky.

Above them was the endless night sky, with stars that seemed like spilt silver on the ground.

The evening breeze blew, but they weren’t cold.

A bonfire was in front of them, the popping sound of popcorn echoed in the air.

Sheep bleated in the distance every now and then, as if even the air was filled with sweetness.

That was the starry sky in Agnes’ memory, the sweetest kiss she ever had.

So much so that years later, when she was in a foreign land, gazing at the brilliant city from her apartment in Manhattan.

What emerged in front of her were that starry night, the leaping bonfire, and the taste of potatoes….

That bitter-sweet memory, it kept torturing her….

The next day, Agnes and Jared got up early.

Because it was the anniversary of her mother’s death.

Her mother was buried in the most expensive cemetery in Willowbrook Town, but it was nearby.

Her grandmother had buried all of her mother’s belongings in a small mound behind the hill and erected a tombstone.

Every year on the anniversary, Agnes would come here to pay her respects.

She prepared the offerings, then they climbed up the hill together.

Her grandma was feeling pretty down today, probably because she was reminded of her deceased daughter

Agnes was also sad, but she didn’t show it.

When they reached her mother Julia’s grave, her grandma took out the items from the basket one by one.

Those were all pastries made by her grandma in the morning

“Julia, these are your favorite things. And this pastry, the sesame harvest this year was especially good, so this pastry made from it is especially fragrant. You loved it when you were little…”

As her grandma rambled on in front of the tombstone, Agnes was feeling pretty choked up.

During the ceremony, Jared, following the rural custom, knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Jared sincerely called out to the tombstone, “Mom.”

When Agnes heard this, tears inexplicably fell from her eyes.

It had been so many years since she had called out that word.

Jared earnestly said, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll take care of Agnes from now on. I won’t let her suffer any grievances. I will bring all the good things in this world to her 1 hope you approve of us being together”

Afterwards, Jared respectfully kowtowed again.

Her grandma was also wiping her tears at the side.

Then she said, “Alright, the ceremony is over. You guys go back first. I’ll stay here and keep your mom company”

Agnes said, “Grandma, I’ll stay with you.”

But the old woman waved her off, “I have some private words to say to my daughter. You guys go back first. Jared, when you get back, help me clean the yard”

Agnes raised her voice, “Grandma, why are you making Jared work again?”

But Jared was very willing. “Alright, grandma”

Then they went back

Agnes pouted. “The yard is already clean. Grandma just likes making you work”

But Jared didn’t mind, “Her making me work shows that she sees me as family I can feel that grandma treats me well

Agnes was left speechless in surprise.

Jared, you really know how to comfort yourself

Hes been back for so many days, and grandma has never shown a hint of a smile to him, always getting reasons to make him work

Agnes didn’t feel that grandma was treating him well at all.

Therefore, Agnes always felt guilty inside. Why didn’t her grandma like Jared?

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Agnes suddenly had a bold idea.

She grabbed Jared’s arm and said, “Let’s secretly eavesdrop on Grandma, okay?”

Jared frowned, “That’s not appropriate, I refuse”

Jared was an upright person, and even with Agnes pulling at him, he didn’t want to.

“Then you can go back. I’ll go alone,” Agnes said.

With that, Agnes ran away, and Jared was really gone. In the back mountain, there was a large jujube tree with lush branches covered in winter jujubes.

Agnes hid behind the tree.

She overheard her grandma still chattering away, “Julia, I think Jared’s a good kid. At first, I thought he looked quite handsome. I couldn’t help but think Agnes would be just like you, always hiking good-looking boys. But these past few days, I deliberately had him help me with so many things, and that young man didn’t utter a single complaint. He’s very meticulous in his work, I see how caring he is towards Agnes, and you can rest assured.”

Agnes heard everything Grandma said and felt extremely happy.

So, it turned out that Grandma didn’t dislike Jared after all.

These past few days of making him do physical labor were just a test.

Agnes was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to tell Jared the good news.

As she turned to leave, she heard Grandma sigh as if in sorrow, “Child, why were you so desperate to take pills and end your life back then? Do you know how heartbroken I’ve been all these years just thinking about it? If you were still alive, seeing Agnes living well would be so wonderful. I never approved of that man, Preston Pritchard, but you insisted on marrying him, and as a result, you left us. How could you bear to leave me? I raised you since you were little. You were my

life”

As Agnes’ Grandma said this, her tears began to flow.

“In the end, it was my inability. Even though that man betrayed you, as an old woman, I didn’t have the capability to take care of Agnes. I could only let her stay in that house, where his affair with that woman disheartened you and choose to end your life. Poor Agnes spent so many years there. I don’t know if she suffered any grievances

She continued to cry, but a trace of contentment appeared on her face. “Luckily, she’s got a good husband now, that Jared. The more I see him, the more satisfied am. Besides being too handsome, he has no other faults. I’m just afraid that handsome face might attract other women, Child, please bless our Agnes to live a happy life”

Her grandma talked a lot in front of the tomb.

Agnes, standing behind the jujube tree, was completely stiff.

Did her Grandma just say that her mother’s death was a suicide? Agnes never knew her mother committed suicide.

Her memories of that time were somewhat blurry because she knew her mother was hospitalized in her final days. Dad said her mother was in poor health, so she couldn’t always disturb her mother.

However, every few days, Agnes would visit her mother in the hospital. During those times, her mother would try her best to support herself and tell Agnes stories, and Dad was very considerate back then.

In fact, over the years, even though Dad remarried quickly, and Agnes knew he had affairs within the marriage, she still couldn’t let go of some feelings.

Yet, whenever Agnes thought of her mother’s serious illness, the last days spent in the hospital, and Dad’s meticulous care for her during that time, she felt

somewhat comforted.

She believed Dad still deeply loved her mother. He was just a little unfaithful, that’s all,

That had been Agnes’s belief all along

However, Agnes had never known that Julia had actually committed suicide!

Agnes felt like shocked.

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It was as if she had been shoved into an icy lake, her whole body shivering.

Her grandma’s words meant that her mom had committed suicide, falling into deep despair after discovering her dad’s affair.

Then, what did all of Preston’s care and tenderness towards her mother when she was hospitalized mean?

Was it all just a show for her?

If so, Agnes felt like the last bit of warmth left between her parents had disappeared.

Agnes even forgot how she got home. When Agnes walked into the yard, Jared had just finished cleaning up and was washing his hands by the well.

Seeing Agnes return, he approached her and asked curiously, “Did your grandmother mention me?”

But Agnes seemed to be lost, walking into the house like a robot, as if she hadn’t heard Jared’s words at all.

Jared immediately sensed that something was off.

After entering the house, Agnes hid under the covers and started crying.

The news had hit Agnes hard, and she felt like something inside her had been destroyed.

Her mom had committed suicide. If her mom really did commit suicide, then it was her dad’s fault.

Agnes felt an indescribable pain in her heart.

She could forgive Preston for his years of infidelity and even for having another daughter.

But she couldn’t forgive his betrayal that led to her mother’s suicide.

In Agnes’s memory, her mother was such a gentle person. How could he bear to hurt her?

What had she gone through to choose to leave this world? Agnes couldn’t even begin to imagine.”

Jared sat down by the bed, gently patting Agnes’s back.

He didn’t rush to ask anything, just quietly comforted her

After a while, hearing her grandma’s footsteps returning, Agnes lifted her head from under the covers, wiping away her tears forcefully.

Only then did Jared ask, “What happened? Can you tell me?”

Agnes shook her head, “TIl tell you later. It’s about my mom. I need to confirm some things.”

Agnes didn’t want Jared to know about her mom’s suicide, and her mind was a mess night now.

Jared didn’t press further.

Agnes’s mother died ten years ago. That was certainly a deep wound in her heart. There was no need for him to probe.

If she wanted to talk about it, she would tell him.

After a while in the room, her grandma called them for dinner.

During the meal, grandma’s attitude towards Jared was much better, even adding more food to his plate.

Jared was a bit flabbergasted.

Agnes knew very well that everything before was just her grandma testing him.

Now that he had probably passed the test, that’s why she started treating him kindly.

But after dinner, Agnes said, “Grandma, I plan to go back to the city tomorrow.”

“Why are you leaving so soon?”

“I have some work to handle. Don’t worry, grandma, once I finish this busy period, I will come back to visit you often.”

When Agnes and Jared were about to leave, her grandma prepared a lot of things for them, including the vegetables she grew, filling up an entire cart

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Before they left, grandma handed Jared a bag with a pair of handmade cotton shoes in it. “I made these shoes for you. I planned to spend a couple more days on them, but since you’re leaving so suddenly, I finished them last night. Not sure if they’ll fit though.”

Agnes had never seen Jared so excited.

He tried the shoes on immediately and ran a couple of laps in the yard like a kid: “Grandma, the shoes fit perfectly. Thank you.”

And then he refused to take them off.

Grandma was also thrilled. As they pulled away, she stood in the doorway.

Jared watched her leaning against the door frame in the rear view mirror. He said to Agnes, “I think grandma is too lonely. We should bring her to the city to live with

us.”

Agnes shook her head: Tve told you many times, she won’t leave her farmland and sheep. She’s used to the country life and wouldn’t fit in the city. Let her live her way.”

Jared nodded, “Then we must come back to visit her more often.”

Agnes smiled and held Jared’s hand: “Thank you. You’ve been working hard these days.”

“It’s nothing. I actually had a pretty chill time. But why did you decide to come back so soon? I really don’t want to go back to work! If you’re successful, could you consider raising me?”

Agnes didn’t expect Jared to say such a thing.

She pretended to be serious: “What is your specialty that makes it worth my raising?”

Jared replied honestly: Tm good with my hands and I’m not clingy. Does that count?

Agnes was speechless.

After returning. Jared went to the office.

Agnes knew that he would be very busy for a while.

After all, the Tim Group was a huge business empire, being able to take a few days off was a luxury for him.

Agnes returned to the Pritchard family.

As the butler opened the door, Agnes asked: “Where’s my dad?”

“He’s in the study

Agnes nodded and went straight upstairs.

The study door wasn’t completely shut. Agnes saw her father sitting at his desk, smoking

He looked troubled by a pile of documents on the table.

Suddenly, he threw all the documents to the floor in frustration, smashing the ashtray in the process.

Agnes frowned, pushed the door and went in.

Preston seemed slightly stunned when he saw Agnes.

Then he hid his imitated expression and said gently: “Agnes, you’re back.”

Agnes looked at the mess on the floor and asked. “What happened?”

Preston stood up: “Nothing. It’s just a minor issue at the company. Don’t worry.”

Agnes knew all about the company’s issues, and they were definitely not minor.

But for now, she was also looking for solutions.

Agnes started Tve signed a contract with Century Entertainment for one million dollars. Plus my previous eamings, that’s a total of 1.2 million. I’ll transfer this money to your account as soon as possible. You can use it to deal with the current difficulties. If that’s not enough, Fl figure out something else.”

Preston immediately looked ashamed: “How can I use your money, especially when you’ve worked so hard for it.”

Preston knew Agnes didn’t want to develop a career in the entertainment industry

Signing with Century Entertainment was clearly for the signing fee

“Let’s not talk about other things during this special time. Anyway, I won’t just sit by and watch Starlight International Group go bankrupt. After all, mom co-founded this company” said Agnes

The mention of Agnes’s mother seemed to change Preston’s expression slightly

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Agnes cut straight to the chase, “Dad, do you remember that yesterday was the anniversary of mom’s passing?”

Preston’s expression changed immediately. “How could I possibly forget?”

A wave of sadness washed over Preston’s face, “It’s been a whole decade since your mom passed away. I visited her yesterday. Her image on the gravestone is still the same as it was ten years ago, her smile so kind and loving. But I’ve aged”

Seeing her dad’s melancholic demeanor, Agnes said, “Dad, I have a question for you, and I want you to tell me the truth.”

Preston had rarely seen her daughter look so cold. He had a sense of foreboding in his heart. “What’s wrong?” “How did mom really die? Was it due to illness, or was it suicide?”

Agnes’ lips trembled as she uttered the word suicide.

Even now, Agnes couldn’t accept this reality

When Preston heard the word, he seemed frozen. For a moment his face changed strangely. Just by looking at Preston’s unusual behavior, Agnes felt like she already knew the answer.

Preston asked, “Who told you this, was it your grandma?”

“You don’t need to know how I found out. I just want the truth. Did mom commit suicide? Tell me, did she die by suicide?”

Agnes was getting worked up, her fingers clenched tightly into a fist

Her body started to tremble uncontrollably.

Suddenly, the man she’s been calling ‘dad for over two decades felt like a stranger to her.

Preston looked at Agnes, his strength seemed to drain away.

He slumped into the couch, one hand covering his face in agony, “Your mom… she committed suicide.”

That sentence, like, threw Agnes into the deep end. So it was all true. Her grandma was telling the truth. Her mother had committed suicide because of her father’s betrayal.

Agnes was devastated.

She had a perfect family, a mother who loved her dearly, but it was all ruined by her own father.

Agnes gripped her hand tightly, holding back the tears.

“Dad, why did you do this? Why did you betray mom? What was wrong with mom? Why did you have to mess around with other women? Why did you hurt mom? Why did you make her feel so desperate that she committed suicide?”

Preston looked utterly miserable, he couldn’t even lift his head.

Every mention of Julia seemed to plunge him deeper into his memories of the past, and he started choking back sobs.

Seeing him like this, Agnes was almost certain of his guilt.

Now, Agnes could finally understand the despair her mother must have felt when she was betrayed by the person she trusted the most.

She felt like the world was too filthy, not worth sticking around.

“Why did you do this? Tell me, you married Laura less than half a year after mom died. Beatrice Pritchard is only two years older than me, which means you’ve been having an affair for at least eight years. I’ve never brought this up before, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t affected. I’ve been trying to convince myself, telling myself that even though you betrayed mom, you still loved her. That woman was just a momentary lapse in judgment. But now, mom committed suicide because of you, you’re the one who drove her to it, you’re the murderers!”

Agnes was almost screaming out of control.

“Who told you we killed your mother? She brought it on herself.” A female voice echoed from the doorway.

Agnes turned around, and there stood Laura

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Agnes stared at her in disbelief, “What did you just say?”

Laura walked in, and her usual affability seemed completely gone. Her tone was laced with sharp sarcasm, “I said Julia got what was coming to her. She brought it on herself.”

“I won’t let you insult my mother!”

Agnes was teetering on the edge of losing control.

Her mother had been dead for ten years, why was she still being insulted by the woman who had caused her death?

“Your mother was exposed to scandal, attacked by all sides, and finally committed suicide in shame, which has nothing to do with anyone else”

Agnes was clueless about what this woman was prattling on about, but every word out of Laura’s mouth made her want to hurl

Agnes tried to keep her cool, “You better make yourself clear, or I won’t care if you’re my elder. I won’t let you off.”

Laura was about to retort when Preston suddenly cut in, “Don’t bring up the past in front of the kid.”

Laura was seething.

“Why can’t I say it? After all these years, have I ever treated your daughter badly? I treated her like my own, gave her the best of everything, and all I get back is that woman’. Preston, haven’t I shouldered enough blame? I’ve had it. I, Laura, will not tolerate this injustice”

Preston was also fuming but couldn’t stop Laura.

Laura let it all out, “Your mother used Starlight International Group’s name for charity, setting up the Angelic Wings charity fund. But she pocketed the funds that were meant for disaster-stricken children. When the truth came out, she ended her life out of shame. How was her death my fault? I knew your father when I was young, but we were genuinely in love, and I never once tried to break up his family. I silently devoted ten years to this man, gave birth to his children. What was after? And yet you blame your mother’s death on me. How can I take away the guilt of this murderer? I’m not a pushover!”

Agnes was in denial, “You’re lying, you’re deceiving. My mother would never do such a thing.”

Agnes refused to believe it. She would rather die than believe it.

Her mother was such a kind person.

She was always charitable, donating to orphanages, earning everyone’s respect.

She changed the lives of so many children, and Justin being one of the beneficianes,

She absolutely refused to believe her mother could do such a thing

Laura sneered, “Even though it’s been a decade, because it involves political corruption, the news was suppressed by the government. But it was a well-known scandal in the entertainment industry. If you want to verify, you can still find some clues from ten years ago. If you don’t believe me, go check it out for yourself, see if I’ve told a single lie!”

Agnes’s eyes were red-rimmed, her body trembling.

Preston stormed over, gripping Laura’s arm tightly, “I told you to stop. Agnes is just a kid, why are you making her bear all this?”

Laura defiantly shot back, “So she shouldn’t bear it, but I should carry false accusations? She’s an adult now, she should take responsibility. Her mother was nothing more than a fake do-gooder, and she got what she deserved in the end…

“Smack!”

With a crisp sound, Preston’s hand landed a harsh slap on Laura’s face.

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The air in the study seemed to freeze in an instant, even Agnes looked flabbergasted. Laura lifted her head, one hand covering her cheek, looking incredulously at Preston.

All these years, Preston had treated her like a precious gem.

No matter what she did, even if she brought Starlight International Group to the brink of bankruptcy, Preston never blamed her.

But there was one taboo between them all these years that woman, Agnes’s biological mother, Julia.

Preston was also stunned.

He was always gentle, and even in middle age, he was quite a gentleman.

His actions just now were out of control due to his emotions.

Preston grabbed Laura’s arm, T’m sorry, Laura, I didn’t mean to…”

But Laura violently shook off Preston’s hand, “Always for that woman, Preston, do you have a conscience? She’s been dead for ten years. Ten years, and you still can’t forget her. Whenever she’s mentioned, you become a different person. She’s your ex-wife, then what am I? I’ve been with you quietly for ten years, and took care of you and your daughter for ten years. Is my devotion less important than a dead person? Preston, I’m not going to let this go!”

With that, Laura tumed around and left.

Preston wanted to chase after her, but after two steps, he came back.

He sat on the couch smoking, while Agnes was stunned.

After a long time, Agnes asked with a trembling voice, “That’s not true, right?”

Agnes hoped Preston would deny it. She firmly refused to believe that her mother committed suicide for a mistake that ruined her reputation.

Preston sighed, “It’s all true, but your mom was impulsive back then. I couldn’t believe it either, but that was the result of a police investigation. Your mom committed suicide out of guilt. It was a big scandal at that time. The police investigation files, including your mom’s statement, are all in a safe. If you don’t believe it, I can show you.”

Agnes still couldn’t accept it.

How could it be like this? That can’t be true!

Preston took a puff of his cigarette and said, “I’ve always wanted to keep your mother’s image intact in your heart, but no matter what, it’s in the past. She’s your mother, and you were her favorite”

Agnes stepped back, “I don’t believe it. You’re lying, you’re all lying!”

With that, Agnes ran out.

When she got to the stairs, she saw Beatrice, who had just come back.

Beatrice bumped into her on purpose, “Agnes, can’t you watch where you’re going?”

Agnes’s eyes were red, she didn’t even look at Beatrice, and ran off

Beatrice was puzzled.

What made Agnes so upset that she ran out crying?

She’s always been proud and rarely cries.

Beatrice, who took pleasure in others’ misfortunes, was all the more curious as to what happened to Agnes,

Did she have a problem with Jared?

After Agnes rushed out of the villa, she wandered aimlessly on the streets.

The sky was gloomy, and it was drizzling, but Agnes seemed oblivious

Agnes’s mood gradually calmed down, but she was full of confusion

She didn’t trust a word Laura said

She believed her mother was the kindest person in the world and would never do such a thing

There must be something unknown about this.

Agnes decided to get to the bottom of it

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Agnes mulled it over and then headed straight to CHERRY.

Although CHERRY was a gossip magazine newspaper, it had been established for more than ten years, and it could be said that it was a media with rich experience. If the event from that era was as sensational as it seemed, she might be able to dig up something.

Agnes was tight with the staff at the magazine, so she could come and go as she pleased.

After all, she was a hot commodity in the entertainment industry. Everyone was always thrilled to see her.

Agnes made a beeline for Ben, the most seasoned entertainment journalist at CHERRY

He was also the only one who had been with the magazine for over ten years.

When Agnes mentioned the scandal of the Angelic Wings Foundation’s donation fraud a decade ago.

Ben frowned and said, “I have a vague memory of it, but I was a newbie then and don’t remember much. All I recall is that the news was all the rage, but because it involved some government corruption, it was squashed and all the online information was scrubbed. It’d be tough to find anything now.

There was indeed no information online.

Even when Agnes searched her mother’s name in the search engine, the results were blocked.

Agnes was disappointed.

But something suddenly occurred to Ben: “We have a warehouse where we store all the issues since the start. Even though the news was suppressed, there must have been coverage before that. If you really want to know, I can take you there.”

A glimmer of hope sparked in Agnes’ eyes, “Ben, you’re a lifesaver.”

Ben took Agnes to the warehouse, where mountains of newspapers were stored. Even though they were sorted by year in storage boxes, each box had at least a thousand issues.

Ben said, “The incident you’re looking for is a decade old. Yes, the relevant materials are in here, but I can’t guarantee you’ll find them. With so many papers and no idea which issue it’s in, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.”

But Agnes said, “I can take my time, Ben, you go ahead if you have things to do.”

Ben had work to do in the afternoon, so he left soon after.

Agnes was left alone in the warehouse, sifting through piles of newspapers.

She went through them one by one, page by page.

But there were just too many papers. After about four hours. Agnes had come up empty

Later, Jared called

He said his father invited them to dinner at the Whitfield Manor, Agnes agreed.

Looks like she wouldn’t be finding anything today.

Agnes decided to leave and come back tomorrow.

But after sitting for a long time, her legs and feet were numb.

As Agnes stood up, she tripped and knocked over a pile of newspapers.

She immediately bent down to tidy up, but then she saw the front page headline on one of the papers, “Angel or Devil? Angelic Wings Foundation’s Julia Arrested for Embezzling Donations”

Seeing her mother’s name, Agnes’ heart seemed to stop.

There was also a photo on the paper. Indeed, it was her mother when she was younger

But she was surrounded by police, with handcuffs on her wrists.

Her face looked blank and desperate, like a puppet on strings, nothing like the mother Agnes remembered

Agnes slowly bent down and picked up the paper.

The report didn’t go into detail.

Because it also involved political corruption, many government officials were implicated

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The report said Julia once set up a fund named “Angelic Wings”, aiming to help orphans and left-behind children.

At that time, after the earthquake, many children became orphans. Julia raised funds, planning to build a welfare home.

But shockingly, she transferred most of the donations she received into her personal account.

The story was finally revealed because of a one-time donation of $2 million from a wealthy man. However, this money didn’t end up in the construction of the orphanage, instead, it vanished into thin air.

After an investigation, it was found that the money had been divided up and there was little left. In the course of the investigation, some scandals of collusion between government and business were also revealed, and the impact was extremely bad. In the end, Julia was sentenced to 8 years in prison, but due to health issues, the sentence was postponed.

During this time, Julia overdosed on sleeping pills in the hospital, and she never woke up.

After Julia’s death, the two government officials involved were also taken down, and the whole drama gradually faded from public view.

Because of orders from higher-ups, the media stopped reporting on it.

Agnes stared at the report, feeling her blood turning to ice.

She couldn’t believe her mom would embezzle donations.

Her mom had always been so gentle, so kind.

She often visited the welfare home to see the kids, buying them lots of stuff.

She was always super gentle with animals.

Agnes simply couldn’t picture her mom doing something like this.

Agnes felt a huge unease. She went from disbelief to gradually feeling upset and heartbroken.

If her mom really did these things, did she have her reasons?

Agnes was unwilling to think of her mom as a bad person.

However, as the years went by, all that was left were bits and pieces of clues.

Her mom was already gone.

There were so many things Agnes would never know

Agnes squatted down, going through all the reports about her mom again.

Some reports even dissected her mom’s family background in great detail.

In the pile of reports, Agnes found an old photo.

It was a photo of her mom when she was young, about twenty years old

At that time, her mom had just graduated from film school, and it was a graduation photo with her class.

Although these reports were just digging up some gossip, Agnes saw a familiar face in the photo.

It was Alyssa Whitfield.

Even though it was a photo from twenty years ago, Alyssa didn’t look much different from back then.

Time might have taken away her youthfulness, but it added charm to her

When she saw the photo, Agnes’s heart raced.

In the photo, Alyssa and Julia could be seen hugging each other, smiling broadly and looking very close. Agnes stared at the photo for a long time.

Finally, the tucked the newspaper into her bag.

She skimmed through the event, realizing it was a long time ago.

Jared had already called to ask where she was

Agnes told him her location and Jared showed up quickly.

Agnes got into the car, her mind full of doubts.

As Jared was driving, he reached out and held Agnes’s hand, “Still struggling with that thing?”

Agnes shook her head, “It seems to be getting more complicated”

“Do you need my help?”

“No need, and if I can’t figure it out, I’ll ask for your help.”

Agnes fell silent for a while, then suddenly asked, “Did Alyssa graduate from film school?”

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Jared pondered for a moment, “Well, she was a special admission student, started studying in the film academy at 13 and graduated at 16. After that, it seemed like she went to Sydney for two more years of education, When she came back, she entered the film industry and was pretty popular. You know, she married Cilian Thomas at the peak of her career…”

Agnes was deep in thought.

So, Alyssa and her mom really graduated from the same school, even in the same year.

From the photos, they seemed to have a good relationship. Suddenly, Agnes recalled something.

When she first met Alyssa, Alyssa’s expression changed noticeably upon seeing her

Her first question was about her parents.

At that time, Agnes found it bizarre but didn’t think much about it.

Now it seemed that maybe Alyssa saw Julia in her

After all, Agnes and her mom looked strikingly similar.

They soon arrived at the Whitfield’s

As they got out of the car, they spotted Ryder Whitfield.

Ryder was in the yard giving Oscar a bath.

Oscar, upon seeing Jared, immediately ran over wagging his tail, all wet and covered in bubbles, and pounced on Jared.

Jared gave a sit command and Oscar obediently sat down.

Jared bent over, patting Oscar’s head, “Good boy.”

At this point, Ryder also walked over, “Ryder.”

But Ryder didn’t greet Agnes. He seemed to consciously avoid her gaze.

Agnes felt a bit awkward.

She quickly said, “I’ll go in first.”

Then she dashed into the house

Agnes knew she was a coward, but she had no other choice but to run away. Jared was outside talking with Ryder for a while, so Agnes went upstairs by herself.

The butler said Tim was in the study writing.

Tim has a habit of not being disturbed while writing.

His study has a box full of papers he’d written.

Every time Tim finishes writing, he puts the paper in the box and locks it, not letting anyone see

So no one knows what’s written in those boxes

Agnes didn’t go to the study. She went straight to the rooftop.

The butler said Alyssa was there

The rooftop was filled with plants, the soil was specially dug up from the marsh.

Alyssa planted many plants on the rooftop, creating an aerial garden.

There were all sorts of peculiar plants, most of which Agnes couldn’t name.

Whenever Alyssa had free time, she would personally take care of the plants on the rooftop.

When Agnes arrived, Alyssa was tending to an orchid, her favorite one.

Each plant was said to cost over $5,000, specially transported from Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia.

She always took care of them with great care.

“Alyssa Agnes called out.

Alyssa seemed to be in deep thought at the time. Agnes’s sudden voice startled her.

Her fingers involuntarily loosened, and the orchid pot in her hand fell to the ground

The pot broke, and the orchid’s stem snapped

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