Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber)
Chapter 559 Earthquake

Caught up in the heat of the moment?

Such a weak argument! She was also there!

Why wasn't she affected? Instead of being aroused, she even found it revolting!

Jared was just making some lame excuses for his taking advantage of her!

Jared patted on her head gently when he saw Amber's teary eyes. "Okay, I admit. That was not entirely true. But the last part is true. I found it hard to restrain myself with you in my arms. Plus, you kissed me first."

Hearing that, Amber stopped her attempt to wriggle free of Jared's hand. Her face turned rosy red as she put down her hands and murmured, "I... I wasn't trying to kiss you. Those two were bumping against the door. The force pushed me forward and... It was just an accident."

"I know." Jared nodded then continued, "Did you get hurt?"

"I'm fine." Amber shook her head.

She basically flattened herself against the door.

Therefore, when it pressed down on her back, there wasn't that much impact.

"Good." Jared nodded, easing a little.

"You know that woman?" He asked.

His question distracted Amber from the miff. She nodded a positive response.

"Who is that?" Jared gazed at her.

Amber took a deep breath and answered solemnly, "Braylee Reed."

"Braylee Reed?" Jared furrowed his eyebrows. Why did this name sound so familiar?

Soon, he remembered who it was. A hint of surprise appeared on his usually emotionless face. "The second daughter of your father?"

He didn't say that she was Amber's younger sister.

He knew that, to Amber, Braylee was nothing but a stranger, an enemy even.

He still remembered what Amber mentioned in the letters. Her stepmother and this "sister" of hers had bullied her over and over in the past.

That was not what a sister would do. So, Jared simply addressed her as Hugo's second daughter.

"Yes." Amber clenched her fists, her eyes filled with anger. "Six years ago, she and her mother, Beatrice Sitwell, absconded with company funds. I thought they would just swanning off with all that money. But here she is, selling her body. If dad knows that Braylee is a home wrecker, he would be so pissed that he might crawl out from the grave."

Amber patted her forehead. "Right. I almost forgot. I have to get this recording to my friend before the speech. Or else, it would be too late."

If she didn't get it to her friend on time, her friend would be officially engaged.

"Then go," Jared fixed Amber's hair as he said. "I'll be waiting at the elevator. When you get back, I'll take you to Mr. Hahn."

Hearing his encouragement, Amber nodded with a smile on her face. "Okay. I'll get to it."

"Go on now," Jared hummed a reply.

Amber squeezed her phone and click-clacked down the corridor.

Jared watched her walking away until she was out of sight. Then, his face relaxed into his usual cold expression and made a call. "Hello, sir. It's me. I want to talk to you about your son after the engagement party."

Amber soon found her long-lost friend.

They were both pumped to see each other.

After chatting casually for a while, Amber took out her phone, explained why she was here, and played the recording.

To Amber's surprise, her friend didn't seem shocked at all.

Amber turned to look at her in astonishment. "You know he was cheating on you?"

Her friend raised the goblet and smiled. "Yeah. I know everything."

"Then why would you get engaged with him?" Amber was puzzled.

Her friend looked down at the floor mirthlessly. "Because everyone thinks we are good together. Because our parents settled this engagement. I don't love him at all. The man I fell head over heel in love with... had died."

"Died?" Amber froze.

Her friend nodded. "Yes. I met him years ago. He loved me. Honestly, he was not my type. But he was persistent. In the end, I gave in. There wasn't anyone on my mind at that time anyway. So I thought I might give it a shot. After all, he was so nice and considerate."

Her eyes welled up with tears. "Not long after I got together with him, he got into an accident and lost his life. Only then did I realize that I had lost the person who loved me the most. I'll never be happy anymore. No other man would ever spoil me and protect me as he did. Amber."

She held Amber's hand. "Do you have feelings for someone?"

Something in Amber's eyes flickered. "I... I don't think so."

Sensing the uncertainty in her tone, her friend added, "Then, is there someone who appreciates you?"

"Yes." Jared's face flashed in the back of Amber's mind.

She shook the thought out of her head.

Weird. Why did she think of Jared all of a sudden? He was not the only person in this world who adored her. There were also Cole and Jeremy.

Why was Jared the first one that popped up in her mind?

Her friend continued in a serious tone, "Amber, I just want to tell you this based on my experience. If you have someone on your mind, go for it. But if you didn't, just be with someone who really likes you even his feeling is not reciprocated by you. He will make you happy. Take my story as a cautionary tale. Don't take it for granted and regret not cherishing it when it's already gone."

Be with someone who really liked her?

Amber was a little lost in those words. "Thanks for the advice."

"No worries. As your friend, I want you to be happy. Thank you for recording this. I'll have to make a toast now. Do you want to come with?" Her friend let go of Amber's hand and straightened up. Amber shook her head. "No. I have somewhere to go."

"Then I'll have to go now."

"Okay."

Her friend dried her tears, took a deep breath, and walked out of the dressing room in her gown with an elegant smile on her face.

Amber was left alone in the room. She checked her phone and was ready to go back to meet Jared.

Just as she stepped out of the room, the ground began to shake.

Since she was in high heels, she lost her footing and tumbled over.

Fortunately, the corridor was covered with soft red carpet, so Amber didn't hurt. Amber stayed where she was, supporting her upper body and laying on the ground. The shaking didn't stop, she would possibly fall again if she stood up immediately.

What was going on?

Was it an earthquake?

Amber scanned her surrounding and noticed the chandelier that was swinging violently. Then, she heard people shrieking in panic. She was almost 100% sure that there was an earthquake, and a major one. "Earthquake! Run!"

"Hey! You are stepping on my foot!"

"Stop pushing me!"

A group of people swarmed out of the elevator, running for their lives.

Seeing that, Amber's face became pale when she thought of Jared.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐