Chapter 111


    “Was that Jennifer?” Amber asked when she saw Jonathan''s strange expression.


    He nodded.


    “She seemed pretty worked up. Was she scolding you?” she asked.


    Jonathanughed and said, “Let''s just hurry up and go home.”


    Amber immediately said agitatedly, “What the hell! Jennifer is such an ungrateful woman. How much


    have you done for her? Do you owe her anything? She just yells at you whenever she''s unhappy. Who


    in the world does she think she is?”


    She knew Jonathan the best and had seen how much he had done for Jennifer. Yet, Jennifer seemed


    to think nothing of him. This made Amber even more annoyed than Jonathan was.


    Calmly, the man answered, “With Winnie''s situation now, it''s understandable that she''s in a bad mood.”


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    “Understandable, my foot. You indulge her too much. Aren''t you usually brutish and unreasonable?


    Why are you so spineless in front of her? Don''t tell me that you''re giving in to her because you slept


    with her,” remarked Amber.


    Jonathan was instantly exasperated. “No, of course not.” She stopped the car and turned to him


    seriously. “Really?”


    He was speechless. “I''ve said I didn''t. Why wouldn''t I admit it if I slept with her? Do you think I''m


    someone who doesn''t dare to own up to what I did?”


    Amber knew what kind of person he was. Since he said that, she naturally believed him. “Then, why do


    you keep spoiling her?”


    “It''s not a matter of spoiling her. Jennifer''s mood now is understandable. I''m a man, so there''s no need


    to bicker with her,” he said.


    “Forget it.” Amber sighed. “I''m the viin now.”


    After she finished speaking, she started the car again and drove home.


    Jonathan saw how despondent she was and felt a little distressed. He said sincerely, “Amber, I know


    there''s no need to say thank you between us, but having a friend like you by my side, I really feel that I


    won''t have any regrets even if I die now.”


    The words were very emotional, making Amber instantly feel embarrassed. However, her heart was


    very touched. She pretended to smile rxedly, saying, “Are you crazy? Why are you saying that all of


    a sudden?”


    The two returned home before long.


    Jonathan had pajamas here, so he went to take a shower with well-practiced ease and changed into


    new pajamas.


    Amber also seemed to have taken a shower and came out wearing a sapphire blue shirt and shorts.


    With dripping wet hair, she looked extremely charming.


    Jonathan chuckled. “Shall I blow-dry your hair?”


    Stunned, she asked in slight surprise, “You know how to do that?”


    He rolled his eyes and answered, “Are you picking on me? Blowing hair is something everyone can


    do.”


    Amber could not help butugh. “Sure, sure. I worked my heart out for you these days. It''s time for you


    to repay me.”


    Then, she went to find the hair dryer. Jonathan had her sit on the couch and attentively blow-dried her


    hair behind her. Amber was half-lying down as she enjoyed the service. “Go, my gopher. Pour me a


    ss of red wine from the wine cab.”


    “Yes, Your Majesty,” he said immediately before doing as told.


    The ss of wine soon reached her hand. She took a faint sip and eximed, “This feels marvelous.”


    Jonathan continued blowing her hair while saying casually, “If it feels so good, tell your husband to


    serve you like this every day in the future.”


    Amber''s face instantly fell. She suddenly felt exceedingly unhappy.


    Jonathan was observant, so he immediately noticed it.


    “Jonathan,” she suddenly called out.


    “Mm?”


    “Do you hate me in your heart?”


    “Of course not,” he answered.


    “Then, I don''t understand why you''re not willing to marry me even under false pretenses. Am I so


    unbearable?” she questioned. These were words that she had been holding in her heart. In fact, she


    had always been unhappy and resentful.


    Jonathan turned off the hairdryer without answering her question. Instead, he turned around and went


    to the wine cab to pour himself a ss of red wine as well. Then, he came to sit next to Amber.


    Under her intent gaze, he raised his ss and said, “Come, let''s toast.”


    She clinked her ss with Jonathan''s.


    The two of them then downed their drinks in one go.


    He looked at Amber, whose face was alluringly red, looking extraordinarily beautiful.


    “Amber, you''re a gorgeous and attractive girl,” he remarked with a faint smile.


    “All right, stop right there. Don''t tell me you only see me as a close friend or something like that.”


    Jonathanughed and said, “Am I that cliche? You''re the only one who cane up with such cheesy


    dialogues.”


    “Then, what did you want to say?” she asked.


    He touched his nose before answering, “Before I came to Horington, I''ve always been working at


    Smend. I established Red Wolves and hired mercenaries, shuttling between various small countries


    with them. We experienced a myriad of tasks and all sorts of local customs, meeting all kinds of


    beauties from numerous countries and races. Anndurns, Ustranasions, Smenders, Jetroinians—


    there were too many to count. My favorite thing to do was to meet girls in the bar. When I see a beauty


    that catches my eye, I''ll chat her up, then get a room in the hotel next door. After spending a pleasant


    night, we''ll go our separate ways in the morning, no strings attached.”


    Amber listened on with a strange expression. She had wanted to say something but ultimately held


    herself back.


    “I know what kind of person I am. I hate being tied down the most.” Jonathan looked at her seriously


    and said, “That''s why if I marry you or Jennifer, I know that the end result will be you two hating me,


    and that is thest thing I want to see. This is what I truly think. I cherish you two very much, but I


    cherish our friendship and rtionship even more.”


    Amber understood him better now. He was a frank and sincere person.


    However, she still asked, “So do you n on ying around for the rest of your life?”


    The man chuckled. “The rest of my life is too long. I haven''t thought that far ahead.”


    The knot in Amber''s heart officially unraveled. She was also a carefree person who did not want to be


    overly engrossed with love, so she said, “My hair isn''t dry yet. Carry on.”


    With augh, he replied, “Yes, ma''am!”


    That night, Jonathan slept in the guest room while Amber took the master bedroom. They lived


    together in harmony.


    The next morning, he got up first and said to Amber, who was still asleep in the adjacent room, “I''ll go


    to the hospital first.”


    The woman hummed groggily.


    Jonathan arrived at the hospital as quickly as he could. The morning sun shone on the tree branches in


    front of the building, and everything seemed so bright.


    The moment he arrived at Winnie''s ward, he saw that she was already awake. Jennifer was presently


    feeding the girl oatmeal porridge. Seeing Jonathan, Winnie immediately shouted happily, “Jonathan!”


    Jonathan could not help but feel a sense of joy when he saw that the little girl had finally recovered. He


    felt like the sun was indeed bright and shining today.


    “Winnie.” He walked in with a smile.


    Jennifer nced at him, and her smile instantly turned frosty. She ignored the man and continued to


    feed her daughter the oatmeal porridge.


    Winnie did not want to eat anymore and reached out to Jonathan instead. “Jonathan, I want you to


    carry me.”


    He answered smilingly, “Sure.”


    Jennifer stopped him, looking at him coldly. “You''re not needed here. Please leave.”


    Jonathan could not help but feel a little embarrassed. He did not want to say anything else either, for it


    was not his character to exin himself. Thus, he smiled at Winnie and said, “I''lle to see you


    again next time.” Then, he turned around and left.


    Since Winnie was fine now, he had no need to worry about her anymore.


    In truth, Jennifer still did not know what exactly happened to her daughter. All she knew was that


    Winnie''s condition began to improve when she woke up. Not only did the girl wake up, but her high


    fever also subsided. Later, Dr. Langdon gave her a checkup overnight and imed that it was a


    medical miracle. He said that Winnie''s blood telets had returned to normal, and her body functions


    had recovered. If everything was fine, she could be discharged in three days.


    Not even in her dreams would Jennifer think that this situation had anything to do with Jonathan.


    Regardless, Winnie was fine now. Hence, Jennifer was content from the bottom of her heart.


    At the same time, she was finally enlightened. More urately, she had opened her eyes to that man''s


    true colors.


    Jennifer felt that the only person she needed to care about in this world was her daughter, Winnie. All


    men were unreliable, including Jonathan.


    Naturally, Jonathan did not know the changes in her thoughts, nor would he care to know. As long as


    she and Winnie were fine, he would be at ease. The next thing he had to prepare for was the Golden


    Sword Tournament.


    Preparations for thepetition were in full swing in Faike. The continuous entry of experts formed


    a sort of advertising effect. Some hidden elites saw that thispetition was the real deal, so they


    became interested and came to register.


    Therefore, the Golden Sword Tournament became increasingly grand and formal.


    This scale of expansion was something that even Strikezone Martial Arts'' Yasir had not expected.


    Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye, and there were only three days left before the Golden


    Sword Tournament officially started.


    Starting today, all the participating experts would have to go to Faike.


    At nine o''clock in the morning, Jonathan met up with Polly. Concurrently, Jessica, Yasmin, and Amber


    also arrived. Of course, they would want to attend such a grand event, especially since the Jonathan


    that they cared dearly for was there.


    Polly had arranged for an extended Mercedes-Benz, so they could all fit into one vehiclefortably.


    The driver was Donovan from the Xanthos family.


    Soon, the Mercedes-Benz took to the highway under the bright sun.


    Along the way, the people in the car felt conflicted.


    This event should''ve made them feel intrigued and ecstatic. However, Jonathan and Polly were


    participating, which caused the others to worry about their safety. Therefore, there was less joy and an


    extrayer of gloom nketing them.


    Meanwhile, Amber hadpleted Jonathan''s secret operations. To his surprise, the hacker team that


    she looked for was none other than Mabel.


    Amber confirmed that the selection of candidates for the contest was chosen by aputer. Nominally,


    it was imed to be selected by random. However, in reality, it was secretly fixed by Strikezone Martial


    Arts.


    Nheless, now that Mabel''s team had hacked the system, it would be Jonathan''s side to arrange the


    matches this time.