âEven though Mr. Whitfield spoils her rotten, sheâs just a rich manâs pet. How could a master ever marry his pet?â
âThe Thomas family and the Whitfield family are evenly matched, and Valeria is the general manager of the Thomas Group.
Sheâs sharp as a pin, do you think she doesnât know about Sharon? I bet Sharonâs in for a rough ride.â
âThese rich guys, every single one of them has a wife at home and a lover on the side. Even if Jared dumps her, sheâll get a decent payoff thatâll set her up for life.â
âSharon isnât a stunner and she doesnât have a fancy background. How the heck did she catch Mr. Whitfieldâs eye?â
T heard that Mr. Whitfield saw her in a bar and liked her eyes. They reminded him of his exâwife.â
âSpeaking of which, itâs a darn shame that Mr. Whitfield turned into such a playboy because of a broken heart.â
Agnes had been following the news these days too, and most of the reports were about Sharon.
Agnes suddenly remembered that she once called Jared because of her grandmother.
The call was answered by a girl, she said that Jared left his phone at her place.
Now, Agnes thought, that girl mustâve been Sharon.
Jared was really getting engaged.
Agnes couldnât tell what she was feeling.
She wouldnât admit that it actually hurt, but after all, she had no place in this.
Itâs Jaredâs life, none of her business.
All Agnes could think of now was to find a way to get Nocturne back.
The day Jared gets engaged would be a good opportunity.
Since he was getting engaged, he would be super busy that day.
And Nocturne needed to sleep during the day.
Jared couldnât keep an eye on Nocturne all the time.
Agnes had been restless these days.
On top of that, she had been having an onâandâoff cold, still running a low fever.
The meds were helping, but Agnes couldnât be bothered with that.
She had been glued to Nocturneâs location every day.
Finally, the day Jared gets engaged arrived.
Coincidentally, it was two days before Christmas.
Even more coincidentally, Christmas was Nocturneâs birthday.
Nocturne was born prematurely on Christmas Eve four years ago.
Thinking about it, it had been almost a month since Agnes last saw Nocturne.
Unbeknownst to her, Nocturne had been with Jared all this time.
The venue of Jaredâs engagement party was the Caesar International Hotel.
Apparently, he booked the entire hotel for the day.
Agnes had been monitoring Nocturneâs location all day.
Surprisingly, it was still between Maplewood Manor and the office.
Agnes was surprised and helpless.
Who knew he could still go to work on the day of his engagement.
Agnesâ car was parked in the Tim Tower parking lot.
After waiting for a long time, around six oâclock, she saw Jared leaving the office.
At that time, Nocturne was already awake.
Agnes saw Jared walking out hand in hand with Nocturne.
There was a black RollsâRoyce outside, apparently waiting.
Jared got in the car.
Jaredâs car left a good while later, then Agnes drove out of the parking lot.
The GPS showed Jared heading to the Caesar Hotel.
He was probably going to the engagement dinner.
Although Jared was the man of the hour, he looked just like a regular guest.
Agnesâ car was parked outside the Caesar Hotel.
The entire hotel was lit up.
There were attendants and security guards at the entrance.
They block many journalists who came to take photos.
Agnes was wellâprepared, she had Kearney copy an invitation to the engagement beforehand.
So, Agnes easily walked into the hotel.