Tim said, "I just had a chat with Mr. Pritchard about your wedding. Now that you've got the marriage certificate sorted, let's get the wedding done ASAP."
Jared replied, "I've talked this over with Agnes. We'll have the wedding after she graduates."
Agnes was on the same page, considering she was still a student.
She said, "Let's hold off on the wedding until after I graduate. I'm about to be a senior, and I'm gonna be super busy."
Even though she didn’t have many classes, Agnes needed to start working on her thesis. Her research topic was set and it was super complicated. Add to that, she was also acting, so there was no time to plan a wedding.
Besides, thinking about a Whitfield family wedding, it was bound to be a media circus. Agnes felt it was better to delay it if possible.
In a nutshell, she wasn't ready yet.
After mulling it over, Tim said, "If you guys have it all figured out, there's no rush."
Preston gave a few words of advice and then left.
Agnes and Jared were staying at the Whitfield Manor tonight.
Jared was really busy and was working in the study even at night, while Agnes was flipping through a photo album she'd picked up from a shelf in her room.
It was all pictures of Jared as a kid. Sure enough, someone who was handsome now was also handsome as a kid.
Almost all the pictures were of Jared with Alyssa. Everyone knew Jared and his sister were super close, and she could tell from the pictures.
Jared, who’d come in unnoticed, walked over and asked, "Why are you still up? What are you looking at?"
Agnes looked up. Jared was already sitting next to her, arms around her, chin resting on her shoulder.
He looked tired, but he was still making an effort to chat with her.
Agnes said, "I'm looking at pictures of you as a kid. You were so delicate, almost like a girl."
Jared smiled a little and said, "Are you complimenting me or making fun of me?"
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