"This is also related to Jared's heart," Elias turned to Amber, "Jared had had a surgery to change his heart. Do you know that?"
"I know." Amber nodded.
In the cave, she noticed the scar on his chest when she helped Jared change his clothes.
After he woke up, she had even asked him about the scar. That's when she got to know he had congenital heart disease.
That's why six years ago Jared's face often appeared quite pale and he looked quite weak. Maybe he was still recovering.
"The heart Jared is using now actually belonged to the younger brother of my schoolmate."
"What?" Amber was shocked again.
Elias continued, "His younger brother was called Martin Schafer, who used to be Makenna's boyfriend."
"Wait, boyfriend?"
"What? Did it ring any bells to you?"
Amber said in a low voice, "Yes. But I'm not sure. Six years ago, when I was still in college, I heard Makenna had a boyfriend and her relationship with him lasted about three years. But I don't know if he was the one you talked about."
"It could be," Elias narrowed his eyes. "The relationship between Martin and Makenna lasted for three years as well, and then he died in a car accident."
"Oh, then we are talking about the same person," Amber nodded. "Six years ago, when we found that she hadn't hung out with her boyfriend for a long time, we asked her whether she had broken up with her boyfriend and she said her boyfriend died. We thought she was just cursing him out of anger but I didn't expect he had really died."
Before he died, he donated his heart to Jared.
"After the car accident, Martin Schafer wasn't sent to the hospital in time so he died a few days later. Before he passed away, he agreed to give his heart to Jared after he died. And he also told his brother, my schoolmate, to help Makenna by making Jared fall in love with Makenna."
Over this, a sense of contempt flashed in Elias' eyes.
For his part, Martin was a fool who was so obsessed with love. He didn't realize that the car accident was planned and he was stupid enough to sacrifice himself for Makenna. Moreover, he even dragged his brother Mikel into this, who had no choice but to breach the work ethics because of him.
How stupid and selfish he was!
"So, your schoolmate hypnotized Jared and those around him so that Jared thought he was in love with Makenna?" Amber clenched her hand into fists and said hoarsely.
Elias nodded, "Yes, that's what happened."
"That's ridiculous!" Amber bit her lips and her body quivered with anger, "That Martin Schafer was in no position to do this. Why should Jared sacrifice himself to please Makenna? What a selfless man he was! A man who forced another man to love the girl he loved! He has hurt Jared. And he also hurt me."
Anger and agony welled up in Amber's heart. Her eyes also turned red.
And now Martin Schafer was the culprit to blame.
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