Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared)

Chapter 729

Agnes felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She walked straight over to Mamie and hugged her.

Mamie struggled a bit, but Agnes held her even tighter, and in the end, Mamie stopped struggling. They

both ended up crying.

Choking on her words, Mamie said, "Don't think that this means I've forgiven you. If you ever disappear

like that again, I swear I'll skin you alive."

Two men stood on the sidelines, watching this scene.

Jared spoke up, "She never showed that much concern for me." Ivan echoed, "Same here."

The two men exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Ah, women."

When they sat down, Mamie was like a different person. She was all warmth and concern for Agnes,

asking about her life over the past few years. And Agnes shared her experiences in Manhattan in a

chatterbox manner.

Mamie listened, her heart aching. A young woman struggling alone in a foreign place, wandering for

four years.

Agnes talked about her thrilling experiences as a journalist as if they were just interesting stories.

But everyone else was on edge, only she seemed nonchalant. Even Jared was hearing these stories

for the first time.

Every time Agnes laughed while discussing the hardships she faced, Jared felt as if he had been

stabbed in the heart. At the end, Mamie held Agnes' hand and said, "It's good that you're back now.

You have family and friends here. Maybe you could take over Starlight International Group, your

father's legacy."

Ivan added, "Yeah, I've been running it for many years. It's time for me to step back."

Agnes replied, "Ivan, it's precisely because you've run it for so many years that I can't come back.

Starlight International Group doesn't really have anything to do with me anymore. I'm very grateful that

you helped out when it was in trouble. The shares of Starlight International Group are yours. It's your

business now."

A smile crept onto Ivan's face. "Agnes, there's something I've never told you. It wasn't me who saved

Starlight International Group."

Agnes was surprised. "What do you mean?"

Ivan glanced at Jared. "It was all Jared's doing. He funded everything but did it under the name of

Century Entertainment because he knew you wouldn't accept his help. If you want to thank someone,

thank Jared." Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Agnes was shocked. She had no idea about any of this four years ago when she had a falling out with

Jared. Had Jared really been helping her behind the scenes?

Agnes turned to look at Jared, who calmly had some water. "Don't look at me like that. It was no big

deal."

Whether it was a big deal or not, Agnes knew better. It was all Laura's scheming back then. If she

hadn't asked for such a high price, Laura wouldn't have sold her shares. And then Jared had to buy

back all the shares from various shareholders, which wasn't a smooth process.

He must have done all this under a lot of pressure from his family.

Agnes couldn't describe how she felt. All she knew was that she owed this man a lot.