Jared pressed his own shoulder and said, "I am fine."
"Really?" Logan was still a bit uneasy.
Jared nodded, "Yes."
"That's good." Logan breathed a sigh of relief and then turned to Amber, "What about you, Amber?"
"I am fine too." She shook her head.
She was well protected by Jared and did not get hurt at all.
After making sure that both of them were okay, Logan turned his head and looked at the players of Country K furiously and shouted, "Bastards! They could not beat me so they used such despicable tricks! I will teach them a good lesson!"
He went back to the court with his fists clenched in anger, wanting to fight with those players of the other team.
But his teammates pulled him and stopped him from doing so.
If they really got into a fight, both parties would be banned from this game.
"Are you really okay?" Amber had heard Jared's painful grunt, so she did not believe his words like Logan did.
Jared also knew he could not fool her, so he simply said, "I was hit by the ball on the shoulder. It's nothing serious."
"Is that so?" Her eyelashes fluttered and she did not know what to say.
After two seconds, she forced herself to calm down and looked at him in the eyes, asking, "Why did you just save me? Obviously, you could have left me alone, couldn't you?"
He lowered his eyes and hid the feelings and replied in a light voice, "That person smashed the basketball because he could not defeat Logan and got angry. And Logan looked at us many times, so that person guessed that we were Logan's close friends or families. To get back at Logan, he threw the ball towards us."
"So that is how it is." She frowned.
Why was the other team so mean?
How could they throw their tantrums at audiences when they felt unhappy during the game?
He added, "It's because of Logan that the basketball almost hit you. If you were truly hurt by the ball, Logan would be guilty. As his big brother, I have the obligation to help him prevent this kind of thing."
"I got it." She forced a smile and found herself ridiculous.
It turned out that he did this for Logan. How could she believe that he did this just for her?
All of a sudden, the spark of hope in her heart was snuffed out again.
At this time, the manager came over with two staff members and said to them apologetically, "I am really sorry. Are you both alright?"
Amber pointed at Jared and said, "He got injured on his shoulder, so please find a doctor for him."
The manager nodded and said, "Of course. Then please come with us to the lounge."
"Okay," Amber agreed.
Anyway, Jared was injured because of saving her.
She was obligated to accompany him to the doctor.
She stood up with her crutches.
Jared extended his hands towards her and said, "Let me help you!"
She glanced at his hand and refused, "No. I can do it myself."
After that, she walked forward first.
Though it was hard for her to walk, she still rejected him. Jared pursed his lips.
Finally, he suppressed the feelings of irritation in his heart and followed her over.
In the lounge, he took off his suit and shirt, revealing his sturdy upper body and allowing the doctor to apply the medicine.
She sat opposite him on a sofa, staring at his shoulder directly. It was red and swollen now. So that ball must have hit him quite hard.
If he had not blocked the ball her, maybe her teeth would have been knocked off.
Thinking of this, she felt a bit afraid. Looking at his shoulder, she felt guiltier.
"Mr. Farrell…"
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