Heartstrings on Fire (Agnes and Jared)
Chapter 574

Chapter 574

Agnes stared straight at Ryder.

Ryder was completely calm and collected.

He was no longer that boy they used to call Prince Frost back in school.

Now, he was more reserved and steady, a rising star in the medical field.

And gone were the patience, confusion, and conflicts in his eyes.

At this moment, what Agnes saw in him was a firm belief and a hint of passion.

Unconsciously, Agnes averted her gaze.

"Making amends for Alyssa" was something Jared used to say.

Even though they were both Alyssa's biological children, Agnes didn't have the same struggle and conflict towards Ryder as she did towards Jared.

She didn't shift the resentment she had for Alyssa onto him.

Perhaps it was because she didn't care about him as much as she did about Jared.

Agnes flatly rejected him, "Ryder, regardless of whether there's more to the story, we can't be together. Not just because of our complicated past, but the Whitfield family wouldn't approve of us either." Her and Ryder, it was just too absurd.

Ryder said, "You don't need to worry about my grandpa and mom."

Agnes responded, "I'm not worried about them, Ryder. I won't fall in love with anyone again. I just want to live a peaceful life with Nocturne. Love isn't necessary for me, it just brings problems. I appreciate your care and efforts for Nocturne, but Ryder, you're a smart guy, you should know, that's not love. There's no chance between us."

Agnes wanted to make everything clear in one go.

Her past relationship with Ryder had already caused a lot of trouble, just thinking about it made Agnes feel tired.

She didn't want to go back to the past, and she didn't care what others thought.

But because of Nocturne, Agnes knew she needed to maintain contact with Ryder.

She didn't want this contact to give Ryder any hope.

Ryder saw the determination in Agnes' face and laughed, "Alright, you don't need to reject me in a rush, there's plenty of time in the future. Let's go, time to have dinner." Ryder was so much like Jared.

Whenever she wanted to discuss something serious, he could easily change the subject..

Just then, a servant came to invite them for dinner.

Agnes and Ryder headed to the dining room, one after the other.

The dining room was unusually crowded today.

Cilian Thomas was back, sitting at the head of the table.

Seeing Ryder and Agnes come in together, he stood up and asked, "Ryder, aren't you going to introduce this lady?"

Honestly, this was Agnes' first real encounter with Cilian.

This was the big shot who was always at the top of the Forbes list.

He single-handedly built a huge business empire.

His public reputation was high, with some even saying he had superhuman abilities."

But when Agnes saw him in person, he was different from what she imagined.

The first time she saw him, she thought he was a "handsome and well-mannered middle-aged man".

Indeed, Cilian was known as a heartthrob in the finance world when he was young.

Even though he was middle-aged now, he still retained his good looks and his demeanor was still gentlemanly.

Speaking of Cilian's three sons, none of them were like him.

His eldest son was a playboy, the second son was careless, and as for the youngest son, he was as cold as a perpetual glacier.

The perpetual glacier" next to her spoke, "Dad, this is Agnes."