Heartstrings on Fire novel Chapter 201

Jared's voice was low, "So I've always felt guilty about Ryder and my sister, because I didn't protect him back then. He was actually a cheerful kid who loved to laugh when he was little."

Agnes saw Jared beating himself up, and it broke her heart, but she had no clue how to comfort him.

The next day, Agnes and Ryder cycled to school together.

However, the whole trip was spent in silence.

After school in the afternoon, Agnes, on a whim, went to see a shrink.

By evening, Agnes headed to the East Hall for a rehearsal.

The drama club members hadn't arrived yet.

Only Kerri was there, sweeping the hall.

Seeing Agnes looking down, Kerri hurried over, "Have you figured out what's up?"

That was Ryder's privacy, and of course Agnes couldn't make it public.

Agnes said, "It's about some stuff that happened when he was a kid. But it's a tough nut to crack because I went to consult a psychiatrist in the afternoon."

Kerri asked, "What did the psychiatrist say?"

"The psychiatrist said if the usual mental interventions have been tried, the only option left is to overcome psychological barriers through coercive intervention."

Kerri was like, "You mean by forcing him to face his fear? Just keep taking pictures of him and forcing him to face?"

Agnes nodded, "But that's brutal, and it's not our place to do that."

Kerri anxiously said, "But we don't have time to change the roles now, what are we gonna do?"

"I agree to the forceful treatment," a cold male voice came from behind.

Agnes and Kerri turned around to see Ryder.

Agnes was like, "But you..."

Ryder calmly said, "Let's give your method a try."

By evening, all the members had gathered.

In the end, he could barely stand, leaning heavily on the table.

Finally, Ryder collapsed.

Agnes rushed onto the stage, "Ryder, are you okay?"

Then she immediately waved everyone to stop, "Alright, that's enough for today, stop recording."

Ryder sat on the ground, curled up like a scared child, burying his head in his knees, trembling all over.

He looked fragile and pathetic.

Nobody had expected to see this side of the cold prince they knew.

Agnes told the others, "You guys can leave now. I'll handle this."

Everyone knew Agnes was taking care of Ryder's pride, so they all left.

Only Agnes and Ryder were left in the hall, with a single, dim light, creating a stifling atmosphere...