Chapter 149
The Whitfield family’s swanky digs were a sight to behold, but Agnes was too anxious to appreciate them right now.
Her legs were shaking like jelly as she followed Jared upstairs.
Seeing this, Jared took the initiative and grabbed her trembling hand.
They came to the door of the study, and Jared gave it a gentle knock.
The door wasn’t even closed
Tim Whitfield’s voice from inside, “Come in
Agnes trailed behind Jared as they walked in.
There were only two people in the study
One was the head honcho of the Whitfield family, Tim, and the other was his daughter, Alyssa Whitfield
Alyssa, a media studies student, was a name you’d see plastered across all sorts of fashion magazines and news articles.
Thirty years ago, she was a hot–shot movie star.
But at the peak of her career, she chose to step out of the limelight, settle down, and have kids.
The juiciest gossip about her was that her ex–husband was Asia’s richest man, Cillian
But the woman aged like fine wine, looking barely past thirty though she was over forty.
She carried herself with an elegance that commanded respect and admiration.
When Alyssa saw Jared walk in, her face lit up with an adoring smile.
Jared was Alyssa’s darling, a fact that was common knowledge.
After all, Jared’s mom had passed away early, and Alyssa had raised him.
However, when Alyssa spotted Agnes, her smile froze in place.
Jared noticed something was off and quickly called, “Sis.”
That seemed to snap Alyssa out of it.
Jared introduced her. “This is Agnes.”
Alyssa’s gaze on Agnes was complex and intense
Agnes was nervous but quickly followed Jared’s lead and greeted, “Hi, sis. I’m Agnes”
Alyssa managed a strained smile and asked with a hint of unease, “What are your parents‘ names?”
Agnes was caught off guard by this question and momentarily froze
At that point, Tim stepped in, ‘She’s the daughter of Mr. Pritchard, the chairman of Starlight International Group. Her father’s name is Preston, and her mother is Laura. You may not know since you’ve been abroad for so long, but the Pritchard family is quite a big deal in Willowbrook Town too.”
Agnes quickly replied, “You’re too kind, Tim.”
Upon hearing those names, Alyssa seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
She carefully looked at Agnes, then remarked, “Still calling him Tim? You should call him Dad now.”
Agnes blushed and mumbled, “Dad”
Tim let out a hearty laugh, clearly in a good mood.
Alyssa told Jared, “Dad was just saying he would give you an earful for keeping your marriage a secret for so long. But for Agnes‘ sake, he’ll let it slide this time.”
At that point, the butler appeared at the door, announcing. “The guests have arrived”
Tim said, ‘It must be your parents Let’s go to the dining room for dinner”
After saying this, he told the butler, “Please call Ryder for dinner. He should at least greet Agnes since it’s her first time visiting”
Alyssa said. ‘Til fetch him Dad, you know how he hates a crowd”
Tim suddenly remembered, “Right, Agnes, you and Ryder are classmates, right?”
It took Agnes a moment to realize that the Ryder they were talking about was Ryder Whitfield’
