Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber)
Chapter 788 A Call from Logan

"Yeah, just awake." Amber nodded.

She was dizzy and limp since she slept too long in the daytime, and she couldn't even walk steadily. Frowning at this, Jared quickly walked to Amber, put his arm around her shoulders so that she could lean on him, and looked down at her concernedly, asking, "Are you okay? What ails you?"

"Nothing," Amber answered with a smile, "I am still dizzy from sleeping. I think it will be better if I rest for a while."

Though she said so, Jared was still worrying and didn't feel relieved until he put his hand on her forehead to make sure it wasn't a fever.

"I have told you not to lie down but walk around, haven't I? It was you who insisted to lie on the sofa." Jared flicked her forehead warningly.

Covering her forehead with her hands, Amber smiled and said, "Okay, it's all my fault. But the seafood is so delicious and I am too well-fed that I am lazy to move around. I won't do that again."

"Oh, don't you ever think about it," Jared grumbled. "I will remind you the next time. Sit down on the sofa and have a rest and when you feel better, we can have dinner."

"Sure." Amber nodded.

Jared helped her to the sofa and got her a glass of water. Amber took a sip and she could feel the warm water running from her throat all the way down to her stomach. Then, the warmth dispersed from the stomach to the whole body, which made her feel better.

"Oh, wait, Jared. Why did you squat in front of the washing machine just now?" Amber pointed at the washing machine and asked.

There was a glint of embarrassment in Jared's eyes, but he answered calmly, "I was preparing to wash the clothes."

"Why, you just put the clothes into the machine and switch it on. Why would you squat in front of it?" Amber was bewildered.

Jared knew he had to tell the truth or she would keep asking. So, clearing his throat, he said, "Well, I have searched on the Internet and it seems like the washing machine should be spinning while it is washing clothes. But I didn't see it spinning after waiting for a long time. I think the machine must be broken."

Twitching the corner of her mouth, Amber retorted, "Are you sure? Does it ever occur to you that it is not working because you don't know how to use it?"

The room suddenly fell into a dead silence.

After a while, Amber covered her mouth and laughed happily, "I think it is because you don't know how to use it."

Still embarrassed, Jared had to admit, "Well...I have never used it before."

"I see." Amber didn't make fun of him but patted him on his shoulders. She knew that his clothes will be handled by the housekeeper while expensive clothes will be maintained by their designers and unnecessary clothes will be thrown away. It turned out he didn't really need a washing machine so she could understand why he didn't know how to use it.

"Sorry, I think sometimes I am just an idiot," Jared said, rubbing his eyebrows. He thought himself an idiot without some basic common knowledge.

But Amber said smilingly, "Hey, don't say that. You are the smartest person I have ever met. If you are so clumsy as you said, how can you be so successful and make such a large fortune? It is because you are rich that you can hire others to take care of the housework and that's the dream life of most people. So, don't you ever say yourself an idiot. You can earn money. You know how to cook. And, hey, you know how to crack a crab. I don't think there is any successful businessman who knows so many skills and can take care of his career and family at the same time. So, cheer up, you are the best."

Jared's ears turned red at Amber's compliments and he had forgotten all about the embarrassment.

Pressing his lips together, he gave out a cough as if to hide his shyness and he said in a low voice, "Yeah, I get you. Just stop it. You must be hungry. I will go get the dishes for you." Then, he walked to the kitchen, steering by the sofa.

Watching him walking away, Amber raised her eyebrow. It is such a pity that he escaped from her since it would be so rare for Amber to see him being shy. Shaking her head at her ridiculous thought, Amber came to the washing machine. She had to check on the machine because she was afraid that Jared, who didn't know how to use it, had actually broken it.

Opening it, Amber first looked at the clothes inside the machine, which were all hers and had been in there for three days. She had prepared to clean them yesterday but when she heard the bad news that Jared had a car accident, she went to him immediately, forgetting all about the laundry.

It turned out that Jared spotted the clothes and wanted to help her with the laundry. Amber smiled and thought, "Well, is Jared going to take on all the housework for me?"

Then she began to figure out why Jared said the machine wasn't spinning and finally she found that Jared didn't switch on the bottom to let in the water. The machine wouldn't start working without water in it. After a while, she also found that he didn't even add laundry detergent. What was he thinking? He must have expected that doing laundry was to throw the clothes into the washing machine and all was done.

Amber sighed, switched on the button, and added detergent and laundry beads before going back to the sofa and opening the television.

Not long after opening the television, Amber's phone rang.

Amber took it directly without looking at the screen. "Hello, this is Amber."

"Hey, Amber! Wait, wait, no, sister-in-law!" The person on the other side of the phone said in a loud voice which shocked Amber.

Who was this guy? Why would he call her sister-in-law?

Amber frowned and she thought the person must have called the wrong number. But when she was about to hang up, she glanced at the screen and saw it was from Logan. She was surprised since Logan had gone abroad for a competition for two or three months, and he didn't contact her since then, while she didn't hear others mention him either.

At first, she thought she didn't recognize him because she had not seen him for so long and had forgotten about his voice but then she realized it was because Logan was at the age of puberty and his voice was also changing. When he went abroad, his voice was still hoarse but it sounded brisker and more pleasant. So, no wonder she didn't recognize him at the beginning.

Amber put the phone back to her ear and said, "What are you talking about, Logan? I am not your sister-in-law."

While on the other side of the phone, Logan was resting in the changing room just after the semi-final. He sprawled on the bench, wearing a loose basketball jersey with a towel around his neck, and was now wiping the sweat on his face with one hand while holding the phone with the other. His face, which had been round and innocent, now became hard and angular. The muscles on his arms and legs were firmed up and he looked much stronger than before. He was growing up from a boy into a man.

Logan grinned happily with excitement written large on his face, and he said, "Stop distracting me. I know you have been together with my brother again. So, you are my sister-in-law undoubtedly."

Amber could tell Logan must be quite satisfied with his witty response and she couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Well, when I was your brother's wife, you never called me sister-in-law. Now we are together again after the divorce and you become so active this time. What's wrong with you?"

Logan knew Amber was taunting him but he didn't get mad. If it had been months ago, he must feel his self-esteem being offended and would certainly lose his temper since he had always been doted by others and would never control his bad temper. However, after entering society, he became more mature and more tolerant.

So, he responded to the taunt with good-natured laughter and said, "Oh, you still remember that, my dear sister-in-law. You should know that I was deceived by Makenna by then."☐☐☐☐☐