Love Letters, Divorce Papers (Jared and Amber) novel Chapter 74

"I'm not defending her. I'm stating the facts," Jared said with a gentle shook of his head.

"But…” Makenna's clutch on her sleeve halted Mrs. Gardner's comments.

"Mom, forget about it; we should trust Jared when he says these aren't Amber's doing," Makenna stated while forcing a smile on her face.

Jared grimaced at her words, which appeared to be twisted yet were not.

Mrs. Gardner knew what Makenna was saying and locked her gaze on Jared.

Makenna informed her that she overheard the kidnapper claiming that he acted on Amber's commands to get revenge on Makenna. Nevertheless, despite being saddened by Jared's act of defending Amber, Makenna continued to support him.

"Mr. Farrell," Ben said as he knocked on their door.

"Yes?" Jared asked.

He swept a glance at Makenna and continued, "I've got information on Jeremy Lynch."

Jared narrowed his eyes and said, "Wait for me outside."

As he went out, Ben said, "Yes."

"I'm going out for a while," Jared told Makenna as he pulled his arm free from her grip.

Makenna smiled as she nodded.

Before leaving, Jared assisted her in lying down on the bed and putting on the blanket.

"This is all I discovered about Jeremy Lynch," Ben said outside the room as he handed Jared a file. "He is an orphan who grew up in Ensford Town and only began attending school after ten years old with the sponsorship from Ms. Reed and her father. He was later discovered and eventually became a model. He does not match the description of the fox mask man."

"You're sure it wasn't him?" Jared frowned.

"Yes," Ben said, nodding. "I asked Mr. Gardner, he met fox mask man twice and could tell that the man was a top-notch hacker whereas Jeremy had no experience in this sector. Furthermore, he is now ill as a result of a shooting in a snowy location, but the fox mask man displayed no signs of illness."

"What should we do next?" Ben asked Jared.

"Investigate everyone related to Amber; I'm sure the is one of Amber's acquaintances; check every one of them." After a brief pause, Jared gave instructions.

"Yes!" Ben nodded.

"Hello, Mr. Farrell," said a voice from behind.

Jared turned around to see Chloe Mendez and Gigi Garland approaching him with a bouquet in their hands.

"Is Makenna there in the room?" Chloe inquired, avoiding the man's gaze. "We came here to pay her a visit after learning that she was sick," she stated, her voice quivering slightly.

Jared pointed to the door and said, "She's inside."

"Thank you." Chloe said as she turned to Gigi, "Let's go in."

"Yes," Gigi answered, elevating her chin.

Chloe knocked on the door while Gigi gazed at Jared. She hadn't gotten a good look at this man in the private room before, but now that she had, she thought Jared was far better-looking than her husband Nathan Lehman. Her eyes grew gloomy as she thought of the man who wanted to divorce her.

"Makenna invited us in," Chloe said as she opened the door and waved at Gigi.

"Coming," Gigi murmured as she walked in after politely nodding to Jared.

"Let's get going," Jared told Ben and proceeded to the elevator while putting the documents in Ben's hand.

"Are you not staying here with Ms. Gardner?" Ben asked as he followed behind Jared.

"No, she has the company from her pals," Jared responded indifferently before leaving a voice mail for Makenna, telling her he left.