Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber)
Chapter 976 Did You Smoke?

As she walked, she wondered what excuse she could use to take her parents away.

After all, they had only been here for a short time, and there were so many dishes left on the table that her parents would not leave without some special reason. She had to think of something that made sense, that wouldn't be suspected.

But such reasons were not easy to replace.

Makayla Gardner was getting more and more upset when Mrs. Gardner suddenly said, "Makayla, what happened? Why are you so pale all of a sudden?" "Nothing."

Makayla Gardner looked up and was about to reply that she was all right when she thought of something and a light flashed in her eyes.

Yes, pale. Wasn't that a very good excuse?

Makayla Gardner smiled at the thought, but afraid she would be seen, so she quickly put it away again. Then suddenly her face changed, and she put her hand to her heart with an expression of great discomfort.

Startled, Both Trenton Gardner and his wife stood up.

"Makayla, what's wrong?" Mrs. Gardner hurried around the table toward Makayla Gardner.

Trenton Gardner didn't speak, but there was unabashed tension on his face.

Makayla Gardner saw that they were worried, and with a twinkle in her eyes she knew her plan was half done.

But that wasn't enough. She needed to make it big.

Makayla Gardner let out a cry of feigned greater discomfort and gradually sank to the ground, as if she were dying of some sudden illness.

And it really scared Trenton Gardner and his wife.

"Makayla, what happened?" Mrs. Gardner was so worried that she could cry.

Trenton Gardner picked Makayla up from the ground and asked, "Yeah, Makayla, come on, what's wrong with you? Don't scare us."

"Dad," Makayla Gardner clutched her heart, panting violently, her eyes staring at Trenton Gardner. Then her mouth quivered and she replied weakly, "I... I feel terrible, I..." The voice stopped abruptly.

Then, Makayla Gardner passed out in Trenton Gardner's arms.

Trenton Gardner shook her, but she didn't respond.

It scared the hell out of Trenton Gardner, "Makayla!"

"Honey, come on, let's get Makayla to the hospital." Mrs. Gardner, her eyes red with worry, hastily warned.

Trenton Gardner regained some sense, then he nodded his head and said, “Yeah, hospital. Hospital. Let's go. Let's go."

With that, the two of them walked quickly to the door with Makayla Gardner in their arms.

In the hallway, Jared was still smoking against the wall next to his room.

He had almost finished the cigarette, but he did not put it out and went back to the room. Instead, he kept staring at one of the rooms opposite, as if he were waiting for something. Makayla Gardner just texted back that she would take Mr. and Mrs. Gardner away soon.

He wanted to see how long it would take her.

Jared took a puff of smoke and put it on the ashtray on top of the nearby smoking bin. When he tapped the stick with his finger, the ash fell off and fell into the ashtray. Then there was a noise from one of the rooms opposite.

Jared was about to take another puff, but when he heard the noise, he suddenly changed his mind and slammed the end of his cigarette into the ashtray to put it out.

As soon as he finished, he dropped his cigarette into the ashtray, and the door of a private room diagonally opposite swung open. A couple that Jared knew well came rushing out of the room, holding one person.

Jared immediately recognized the couple as Trenton Gardner and Mrs. Gardner.

As for the person Trenton Gardner was holding.

Jared didn't see the face, but he knew it was Makayla Gardner.

Judging by the way the couple were worried, and the way Makayla Gardner was carried out by Trenton Gardner, it looked like Makayla Gardner had a "medical emergency."

Of course, Jared knew that Makayla Gardner was faking it, that Makayla Gardner had come up with an excuse to get Trenton and his wife out of here.

How else could it happen? He told her to leave one minute ago, and she was sick the next.

Jared looked in the direction the Gardner family were heading with a cold smile on his face.

Mr. and Mrs. Gardner were so focused on Makayla Gardner that they didn't notice him. When they got out, they headed straight for the stairs.

But that was just as well, because if Trenton Gardner and his wife saw him, confronted him, and led Little Leaf out, it would be a problem. Jared took one last look at the stairway where the Gardner family had disappeared, withdrew his gaze, and turned back to his room. Amber heard footsteps behind her, looked back, and began to smile, "Hey!"

The chill in Jared's eyes was gone, replaced by a softer look.

Amber patted his chair, "It's been a long time."

"I saw a play when I got back."

"A play?" Amber was stunned, then became interested. She was about to ask him what he had seen when she smelt a faint smell of smoke coming from him. Yes, smoke.

The smell was not as strong and unpleasant as regular cigarettes.

Instead, it had a subtle aroma and smelled good.

Because it was specially made, people would not know it was a cigarette unless they smelled it, and they might think it was some kind of perfume.

And she, who had smelt it from him, could smell it at once.

And she also knew that he had the habit of smoking, but no addiction to cigarettes, so usually she did not see him smoking. Over time, she almost forgot that he smoked. Now she suddenly smelled cigarettes coming from him and remembered that he smoked.

Amber's expression suddenly changed. She stared at the man and said in a dull voice, "Did you smoke?"

Hearing this, Jared became nervous. She seemed to resent his smoking.

Jared instinctively wanted to say he hadn't smoked, but he knew there was no point in lying. The smell of his smoke didn't fool her.

Besides, the rest of the cigarettes were still in his pocket. If he lied, she would get the rest of the cigarette out of his pocket in no time. Then the problem would get worse.

So, he might as well have admitted it in the first place.

Jared coughed and said in a guilty voice, "Yes."

"Indeed, as expected." Amber scowled, and her expression was worse than ever.

Jared peeked at her, "You don't like it when I smoke?"

"Yes, of course." Amber pursed her red lips and looked at him, "Who likes it when people they care about smoke? Don't you know smoking is bad for your health?"

"Yes." Jared nodded.

Amber glared at him and her voice rose, "Then why did you smoke?"

Jared rubbed the bridge of his nose and didn't answer.

He knew that to speak at such a time would only add fuel to the fire.

Amber looked at the man coldly, "I knew you smoked before, but at that time we were not back together, so you smoke, how much smoke, even if smoke to death, I do not care you, after all, you have nothing to do with me. So, I didn't care if you smoke, because you're not my problem. But now that we're together, I'm responsible for your body and your health, which is why I won't allow you to smoke. And I haven't seen you smoke for a long time, and I thought you'd given up smoking long ago, but I was wrong."