Chapter 74 It Has to Be One of These Two

"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