“Amber!”
Jack woke up from his sleep in shock.
His whole body was covered in sweat. Anxiety could be seen on his face.
This shout from him had caused a change in expression in Amber, Mr. Ward and the rest who were on the plane. They quickly rushed over to him.
“Honey, you’re awake. Did you have a nightmare?”
Amber snuggled into Jack’s arms and gently stroke his chest that was heaving fervently.
At the same time, Mr. Ward and Brent had already knelt on the ground.
“Young Master, it was my decision. I’m willing to accept any punishment!”
Mr. Ward said seriously. He took the blame for Brent, for knocking Jack out and bringing him back forcefully on himself.
Brent, who was next to him lowered his head without saying anything.
This was the decision they made after getting on the plane while Jack was unconscious.
Even Steve and Rosie agreed with Brent and Mr. Ward’s plan.
In their opinions, Jack’s plan to head back and save the mysterious man when they were at the airport earlier was too hasty.
However, Jack ignored Mr. Ward’s words.
He was scanning around the plane in a panic as he panted.
After confirming that he was already on the plane and everything he saw earlier was merely a dream, Jack calmed down eventually.
He could feel the tiny hand that was rubbing on his chest.
Lifting his hand slowly, Jack then pressed Amber’s slender hand onto his chest.
“What kind of nightmare did you have?”
Amber looked at Jack in concern.
“It was a terrifying one.”
Jack told her in a deep voice. The beads of sweat on his forehead were evident, and it was as if the nightmare had taken all his strength away. He whispered to Amber, “You were struggling in my dream and even broke your wrist because of that.”
As soon as his words came out, Amber froze a little.
Her gentle eyes in an instant became erratic.
Mr. Ward and the others looked at each other in confusion.
Was the nightmare…so real?
But after they thought about how important Amber was to Jack, they could understand his fear a little.
This was normal to Mr. Ward, Brent and Daisy.
Their young master could even go crazy when it came to Amber!
Hence, it was expected that he was terrified from just a nightmare.
“Thank god it was just a dream.”
Jack smiled in relief.
“Yeah, you’re right. I’m still good here, am I not?”
Amber nodded with a smile. Then, she took a piece of tissue and wiped away the sweat on Jack’s face. While she did so, she whined, “Look at you being so scared because of a dream, are you really a man?”
“Don’t you know that I am a real man or not?”
Jack stared at her deeply, and his words carried a hidden meaning to them.
“What?”
Amber’s movement froze, and her face turned as red as a tomato a second later. She looked down shyly and landed a soft punch on Jack’s chest as she whined again, “Hey, what are you talking about with so many people around?”
Everyone on the plane, including Mr. Ward, Brent, Daisy and Amber’s parents were caught off guard and felt slightly awkward because of Jack’s words.
Then, Jack’s gaze fell upon Mr. Ward and Brent who were still kneeling on the ground.
He sucked in a deep breath, suppressing the images from his nightmare in his mind.
After that, he said slowly, “You can get up now, you guys are not to be blamed for what happened. You’re just doing your job.”
Upon hearing that, everyone breathed out a sigh of relief.
Once they stood up, then only did Jack ask, “Is there any news from the mysterious man?”
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