"I'm fine now," Jared looked at Amber and replied.
However, Amber was still a little worried. "Really? Do you feel dizzy? And your arms..."
"Don't worry anymore. I'm very fine!" Jared interrupted Amber.
Amber's lips twitched, but words failed her.
Jared asked, "What about you? According to Ben, you carried me down the hill and fainted. Are you okay now?"
Amber shook her head. "I'm fine."
She had nothing but a muscle injury on her back, so she would recover for a while.
On the contrary, Jared was severely injured. Even his arms would take half a year to recover.
Thus, Amber was worried about Jared.
"It's good." Jared could tell that Amber didn't lie, so he nodded in relief. "Thank you for carrying me down the mountain. Otherwise, I would have been a fool from the fever."
Amber looked up at him with a serious look. "Without your help, neither Jeremy nor I could have survived, so I should thank you. I owe you. By the way, what do you want to eat?"
Amber changed the topic.
Jared raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you're injured because of me, so I'll stay here and take care of you until you recover. Tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you," Amber said.
Jared shook his head and refused. "No need. You don't have to take care of me. I have a caregiver here."
"It's different." Amber stood up with a serious look. "You saved my life, so I should do something for you. I can't be so easily reconciled with myself."
Amber bowed to Jared.
Jared frowned and tried to pull her up. Nonetheless, his left hand was injured. He could only pull her up with his right hand.
If so, he had to turn around.
But he was too injured to do so.
Most importantly, Jared saw the determination and persistence in Amber's eyes. Even if Jared refused, she would not give up.
Jared shrugged.
He rubbed between his brows. "Do you really want to take care of me?"
"Yes." Amber straightened up. "I should be responsible for you. I can't be relieved if I don't do anything. I don't want to be a heartless woman."
Jared chuckled when he heard her words. Then, he got serious. "Amber, if you want to take care of me, you have to stay with me for a long time. I know you hate me, so are you willing to do that? You can take back what you said now. If not, you can't go back on it later."
"I won't go back on my word." Amber shook her head gently and said without hesitation, "Besides, I don't hate you, at least not now."
Amber didn't hate him anymore when he followed her down the cliff without hesitation. Back then, he hugged her tightly and was unwilling to throw her away.
Hence, Jared even deserved her respect.
"I'm very happy to hear this. Besides, it's worth it for me to do all this. At least you don't hate me anymore." Jared smiled at Amber.
"Amber," Jared suddenly said.
Amber looked him in the eye. "What's wrong?"
"Can we be friends? It's the first step," Jared asked.
Amber frowned.
Friends?
They had been a couple before.
Amber thought it was awkward for them to be friends.
In any case, it was rare that a divorced couple made friends with each other.
However, Amber could not reject Jared. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded and agreed. "Okay."
Jared smiled. "That's great. I don't have to remarry you. I'm satisfied enough to be your friend for the rest of my life."
It was hardly likely that Jared could get a suitable new heart.
Therefore, he was destined to die in three years.
Then, even if Jared remarried Amber, he couldn't give her a happy life.
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