Chapter 241 Agnes made a beeline for the lounge.
The lounge door was wide open, with only Jared and Alyssa inside.
Without hesitation, Agnes walked in and called, âAlyssa.â
Alyssa looked up. As her gaze fell on Agnesâs face, Alyssa felt a momentary blur in her vision.
There was something about Agnesâs appearance that had struck her as odd the first time they met.
Yet, she couldnât fathom why she hadnât given it more thought back then. Agnes resembled Julia so much that it had been impossible for Alyssa to ignore.
Concerned about Alyssaâs injury, Agnes approached her and asked. âYou okay, girl? I heard you got hurt. Where did you get banged up?â Observing Alyssaâs hand wrapped in gauze, Agnes reached out to check on it, but to her surprise, Alyssa pulled her hand away and responded distantly. âIâm fine.â
Feeling a bit awkward, Agnes straightened up and withdrew her hand, glancing briefly at Jared, who seemed to wear a slight frown. Just then, Ryder walked into the scene.
Seeing Ryder seemed to make Agnes nervous.
She didnât even dare to meet Ryderâs eyes, just kept her head down, pretending she hadnât seen him.
Clearly, Alyssa had called Ryder over After Ryder entered, Alyssa stood up and told Jared, Tm beat today, headed back.â
Jared nodded, âRest up, Iâll drop by tomorrowâ
Alyssa forced a smile, then left with Ryder.
The lounge suddenly fell silent.
Finally, Agnes spoke up, âWhatâs up with Alyssa? She seems down.â
Jared pondered, Tm not sure either.â
Then he turned to her, âWhat about you?â
Agnes was taken aback, âWhat?â
âYou seemed a bit awkward when you saw Ryder, didnât you??
âI wasnât feeling awkward.â
âAgnes, stop playing games with meâ
Agnes was silent for a while, lowered her head and whispered, Tm sorry.â
After Agnes finished, Jared didnât respond.
After a while, Agnes looked up, puzzled.
She met Jaredâs bright eyes.
Jared spoke up in a seemingly casual tone, âSo, Ryder came clean with you?â
Agnes knew that a sharp guy like Jared would be able to figure everything out.
Just like how he had figured out Ryderâs special feelings for her, while she had been completely clueless.
Agnes told him everything that had happened on the balcony.
After she finished, she sneaked a peek at Jared Jaredâs expression didnât change, he wasnât angry, just seemed to have expected everything.
âI know I misunderstood you before, I just thought you were narrow-minded and easily jealous, I didnât expect...
âWith your slow brain, you wouldnât have figured it out. After all, Ryder is a tough nut to crack.â
If it hadnât been for that kiss on the balcony, Jared might not have discovered Ryderâs secret feelings.
Ryderâs hiding skills were top notch. He had pretended to despise Agnes so much.
Looking back, he was just covering his affection for her Agnes, like a guilty child, tip-toed to Jared, gently shook his hand, âDonât be mad, itâs my fault for misunderstanding you. Iâll listen to you in the future, and I wonât doubt you anymoreâ
Jared was satisfied with Agnesâs apology âReally? Youâll do whatever I say?â
Agnes nodded earnestly, âAbsolutelyâ
âThen letâs have a babyâ
âNo, I canât do that, Jared, I havenât graduated yet.â
âYou and our daughter can take graduation photos togetherâ
âWhy a daughter? What if itâs a son?â
âIf itâs a son, weâll have another one, a daughter.â Jared was getting closer to Agnes, Itâs a big task, so we need to get a move on, darling, maybe we could start night now Agnes finally realized she was being teased by Jared pretending to be angry. âlared think wou nis i to not cama eun