Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber)
Chapter 786 Crack the Crab for You

Jared could tell from her expression that Amber was upset, so peeling the shell off, he put a shrimp on her plate and said, "You haven't had seafood for a long time. Just help yourself and enjoy the food. From now on, if you want someone to eat seafood with you, I will be the one, at any time you like."

What Jared said moved Amber, and she nodded with a smile on her face. "I see. Don't you break your promise when you are busy."

"I won't," Jared said, shaking his head, "I will eat with you even if I am working on files or holding a meeting if you think that's alright for you."

"What?" Hearing his description, Amber couldn't help but laugh. "How can you eat seafood with me when you are working on files or holding a meeting. You are kidding me." She found it amusing to imagine Jared sitting in the meeting room with a plate of seafood on his desk, peeling the shell of the shrimp, yet continuing to talk about the topic of the meeting to hundreds of employees below. How ridiculous! Amber laughed so hard that her face turned red, and Jared reminded her, "Hey, I know it's funny but don't laugh so hard or you will be choked on your laugh."

Amber nodded, "Okay, okay." Then she took in a deep breath to calm herself down.

Picking a crab and putting it on his plate, Jared said, "Do you feel happier now?"

Raising her eyebrow, Amber said, "So what you said about eating seafood at a meeting was to make me happy?"

"Yeah." Jared put on gloves and opened a box with crab-cracking tools in it.

Amber was touched and she said, "I am happier for sure. Your joke is so amusing and I have laughed so hard. But I have never expected you to coax me."

"You are my lover and I want you to be happy for sure or who do you expect me to coax?" Jared glanced at her and said softly before lowering his head to crack the crab.

It was the first time Amber saw Jared cracking a crab. It was hard work and often ended up in a mess. Many celebrities in the entertainment business even considered it something vulgar. So, the crabs they ate were already cracked and prepared by others, and in this way, they would save themselves from the labor and the risk of being vulgar which would possibly make them laughingstocks.

Even Amber, when she was invited to dine, would not crack the crab herself; only when she was eating on her own or with Cole would she do it. Therefore, she thought Jared would not do this kind of work. But it turned out he was doing it right now and even doing it in such a clean manner that Amber thought it nearly graceful. She couldn't help but fix her eyes on him.

It was incredible that Jared could do something so elegantly, which celebrities in the show business would give up without hesitation. The expression in Amber's eyes turned into admiration.

Knowing Amber was staring at him, Jared raised his head to look at her. Noticing the admiration in her eyes, he was secretly pleased but didn't say anything and kept handling the crab with a faster movement. A few minutes later, the big crab was taken apart with all the meat and roe being stacked into the shell of its head. The shell was filled with yellow roe and white meat, and it looked so delicious that nobody could resist the temptation to scoop up a spoonful of the meat and have a tasty mouthful. That must be a bite of delicacy.

Amber swallowed at the tempting crab but managed to look away from it; if she kept staring at it, she was afraid she would grab the crab onto her plate and finish it, so she decided to crack one herself. Just when she put down the chopsticks and was about to take a crab, Jared put the shell filled with roe and meat on her plate.

Struck by surprise, Amber first looked at the delicacy on her plate then turned to look at Jared with her mouth open, and she asked disbelievingly, "Is this...Can I eat this?"

Jared was cleaning his hand with tissues while he smiled at her and said, "This is prepared for you."

Amber's eyes widened. "For...me? Really?"

"Of course," Jared answered, nodding, "Give it a try or it will not taste so good when it turns cold."

Amber was reassured that this crab was especially cracked for her and she can have all of it. She had been thinking of stealing his crab and it never occurred to her he was cracking the crab for her. Greatly moved, Amber's expression became soft and gentle and she said, "Thank you."

Jared sipped on the black tea and said, "It's just a crab. Try it. But eating too much crab is not good for health, you'd better stop after finishing this one."

"Okay." Amber nodded, happiness written large on her face.

Jared put down the black tea, took up the chopsticks, and also started to eat. Seeing the happiness on Amber's face filled Jared's heart with pleasure. Though the crab was not cooked by him, he was satisified to see Amber eating the crab cracked by him joyfully, and he felt content with Amber's recognition.

"Oh, by the way, Jared, I am wondering how can you crack the crab in such a clean way?" The question popped up in Amber's mind, so she asked Jared curiously. She didn't think Jared was the type of person who would know how to crack a crab and he didn't even need to do this by himself – others would prepare for him. It turned out he not only knew how to do it but also could do it in a professional way. His movement was clean and neat, which could only be mastered after lots of practice. This was not his way.

Jared was cutting an abalone from a dish with knife and fork while he smiled and said to Amber, "I have learned it specially."

"Why will you learn how to crack a crab?" Amber was bewildered. "This is not a necessary skill and it couldn't help you with your career." Amber thought what Jared learned would be professional skills for the elite rather than something strange like how to open a crab. Even though he was learning how to cook, it didn't mean he should know how to handle the crab. These two things seemed irrelevant to her.

After finishing the abalone, Jared put down the cutlery and wiped his mouth when he said, "Yeah, you're right. It will not help me with my career, but it will help me in our relationship." Saying this, Jared dropped his eyes on Amber, and she could feel the love hidden behind his gentleness.

"Are you making fun of me?" Amber felt her ears hot at the passionate expression in Jared's eyes and she couldn't help but lower her head to shy away from the eye contact.

"No, I am serious. I try to learn about your hobbies and the skills relevant to them, so one day I can help you or have the chance to chat with you about the things you like. I have learned how to open a crab because I know you like eating seafood. So, when we are eating seafood together, I will have the chance to crack the crab for you, and you can enjoy the best part of it without much effort."

"I see." Amber was greatly touched and her voice was quivering. In fact, she had known Jared must do many things for her without telling her. But she didn't expect he would learn to do such a trifle yet tedious thing just for her. Amber was so moved that she didn't know what to say.000000