She remembered being at the police station. Why would she be in her room?
Amber rubbed her eyebrows and, unable to remember how she got back, looked out the French window.
Although there was no sun outside the window, but it was also dazzling.
And she remembered going to the station last night, so what time was it?
Amber looked away from the French window and quickly looked over the nightstand.
Her phone, as always, was there.
She turned, grabbed her phone, lit up the screen and checked the time. She gasped when she saw it was 8:30.
Half past eight!
She remembered that last night at the police station, she was a little sleepy, and Jared let her sleep on him for a while.
She said yes, and she did fall asleep, and she had no memory of the rest.
Apparently, she never woke up from that sleep, until now.
In other words, she slept until 8 am and missed the chance to meet Alice and confront her.
So, who was the one confronting Alice?
Jared or the police?
Just as she was thinking, she heard footsteps outside the door. Amber immediately put the phone down and looked over her shoulder toward the door.
The next moment, the door was opened and a tall figure came in from outside. He had a glass of water in his hand and it was Jared.
Instead of his usual dapper suit, Jared opted for a homier look.
Off-white home clothes made him less cold, milder, and more accessible.
As soon as Jared came in, he caught Amber’s eye. He froze for a moment. He had only come in to see if she was awake, apparently not expecting that she was.
Jared quickly gathered his emotions and gave a quiet smile, “Morning.”
Amber greeted him and pressed her hands on top of the quilt, then she asked quickly, “Jared, did Alice go to the police station last night?”
“Yes.” Jared sat down on the bed with his water glass.
Amber looked at him, “Then why didn’t you wake me up? Didn’t I ask you to wake me up when Alice came?”
Jared gave a little cough, “You were so fast asleep, and your sleeping face was so cute, that I didn’t have the heart to wake you up, so I didn’t.”
“You…” Amber rolled her eyes in anger.
It never occurred to her that this was his reason for not waking her.
She thought it was because Alice didn’t show up, so he didn’t wake her up at all.
“Don’t get angry. Drink some water.” Seeing her face turn red in anger, Jared handed the water over to her.
Amber was indeed thirsty now. She looked at the glass of water in front of her, then at the man’s undisguised flattery, and the anger in her heart dissipated.
But she gave the man a fake angry look before she took the glass and drank.
Olkmore City had less rain in winter, so the air was drier. Even when the humidifier was running in the room, her throat was still a little dry in the morning.
Therefore, she usually prepared a glass of water for herself in advance at night and put it on her bed so she could drink it the next day when she woke up.
She was asleep last night, so she couldn’t prepare.
But Jared was so sweet, he made her water as soon as she woke up.
So, it was hard for her to be mad at him.
After drinking, Amber handed Jared the glass, “Just tell me. Alice went to the police station last night. How did it go?”
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