Heartstrings on Fire

Chapter 745
Alyssa seemed to be lost in her past memories, it took her a while to come back to the present.
“Love in our generation was a tragedy,” Alyssa began, 1 don’t want the same thing to happen to you kids. You know, your mom
and I were best friends once But we fell in love with the same man and now look where we are, both stuck in this miserable
state. I often wonder if we could have been sitting in a cafe. sipping coffee and chatting if we hadn’t let love ruin us
I like you, Agnes. I feel guilty about what happened with your mother and I don’t want to oppose your relationship with Jared. I
even hope that Jared can make up for my past mistakes. But Agnes, Ryder loves you too, and deeply. I see my own madness in
him and I don’t want him to follow in my footsteps. They are both my boys, and I can’t bear to see either of them get hurt
because of you.”
Agnes didn’t know what to say. Every time she thought about Ryder, she felt confused.
“I’m giving you a month, Alyssa continued, “If you can convince Ryder to let you go completely, I won’t oppose your remarriage
to Jared. But if you can’t, I want you to disappear from their lives. Even if it hurts them, I don’t want them to harm each other and
end up like your mother and me.”
When Agnes left the room, she felt weighed down. Jared was waiting for her outside, worried that Alyssa might have been harsh
on her
“What did she say? Jared asked.
Agnes shook her head, “Nothing much, I explained everything.”
“Did she agree to our remarriage?”
Agnes simply replied. “She doesn’t oppose it, but there’s a condition.”
Before Jared could ask about it, Ryder appeared at the end of the corridor. He had been in the States for a conference, studying
Nocturne’s condition Agnes knew about his dedication, but she couldn’t reciprocate his feelings for her. And Ryder didn’t even
know that she got back together with Jared She couldn’t even imagine how he would react when she told him.
Ryder saw Jared and Agnes together and walked towards them. Jared suddenly wrapped an arm around Agnes‘ waist, pulling
her closer to him. Agnes looked up at Jared, his face cold and stern, asserting his claim on her. Ryder, seeing this, stopped in his

tracks, disbelief etched on his face. But he quickly composed himself and joined them.
“Agnes, should I congratulate you?” Ryder asked with a bitter smile.
Jared replied, I’m afraid you’ll have to get used to regarding her as your aunt from now on.”