Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 226

"Alright, he's definitely not coming, so don't sweat it," Ethan comforted.

"How are the little ones doing today? Let me feel." Ethan reached into Ines' clothing, gently rubbing her belly. Ines felt a ticklish sensation, but she was used to Ethan's actions. Ever since she got pregnant, he would touch her belly whenever he had the chance, trying to sense the babies' movements.

Ines suddenly thought of something, "Ethan, we don't need to find out the gender of the babies in advance. It'll be a nice surprise when they're born." Ethan stared at Ines for a moment, then chuckled and pinched her nose, "Silly girl, whether it's a boy or a girl, I'll love them all the same." He was sure he had already told her this, why didn't she believe him?

Ines lowered her head, feeling slightly guilty, "I didn't mean it that way, I just wanted to keep it as a surprise."

"You can't fool me, your thoughts are written all over your face. But you're right, let's await the arrival of our little ones together." Ethan said.

Ines didn't speak, she just stared at Ethan as he laughed. Looking at her face, he couldn't resist and leaned in for a kiss. Ines gripped his clothing, passionately reciprocating his kiss. After a while, Ethan gently shifted her beneath him, being careful to avoid her belly.

The air conditioning wasn't turned on in the bedroom, and Ines felt her face heat up. Seeing this, Ethan, with a grin on his face, began to kiss her again.

"Don't worry, the doctor said after the first trimester it's safe. I'll be careful, I won't hurt the babies." Ethan said.

Hearing him say this, Ines' tense body completely relaxed, and she wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.

Being pregnant wasn't as dull as she had imagined. Ines led a very regular life, eating breakfast on time, taking a nap at noon, and reading when she was bored. She had been busy with work for the past few years and didn't have much time for herself, so Ines planned to use her pregnancy as an opportunity to read the books she had always wanted to read. At night, she would take walks at the Base with Erica. She had a good memory and recognized many people at the base. She spent about the same amount of time with Ethan as when she was working, but maybe because of the pregnancy, she often missed Ethan and wanted him to be by her side.

She missed Ethan during the day, but when he came home at night, she would fall asleep in his arms after just a few words.

Before every meal, Ines would eat some cantaloupe, which had significantly alleviated her severe morning sickness. Phillip and Erica's faces were also filled with smiles. Camela said, "Izzy's morning sickness phase should be over now."

Ines also felt much better, and her appetite had increased.

One day, Ines was reading in her room when Camela suddenly knocked on her door. Her door was open, so she saw Camela right away, "What's up, Camela?"

"They've sent more stuff." Camela had been at the Military Base for a while and knew that Ines and Hunter didn't get along.

Ines' expression changed slightly. Hunter hadn't come to retrieve the album as he had said, but he kept sending stuff over. At first, Phillip would accept the deliveries, but later, Ines found out about it from an offhand comment he made.

Naturally, she was angry and no longer allowed her family to accept the deliveries. Hunter stopped after a few days, but unexpectedly he started again.

"Don't accept it. I don't need it." Ines said coldly.

Camela nodded and then went downstairs. When Phillip saw her coming down, he asked, "Is Izzy still refusing the gifts?"

"Yes, as soon as she hears it's from him, her face changes." Camela said.

Phillip shook his head, "That kid is really stubborn. I don't know how long it'll take for her to cool down, but let her handle it. Their father-daughter issue will be resolved one day. Just do as she says. We don't want these things, send them back."

"Okay, I'll go do it right away." Camela said.

At noon, Ines received a call from Emma. Since Ines hadn't saved her number, she didn't know who it was, so she picked up without suspicion.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, and Ines couldn't help but say "hello" twice. Just as she was about to hang up, she heard a voice, "Ines, it's me."

Emma. Ines furrowed her brows and asked in a calm voice, "What do you want?"

"I just wanted..." Emma stuttered on the other end of the line, and Ines had no idea what she was trying to say, "Spit it out, or I'm hanging up."

Hearing her threat to hang up, Emma quickly said, "Don't hang up yet, I have something to tell you."

"Then spit it out." Ines said.

Emma took a deep breath and quickly said, "Thank you."

Ines was taken aback for a moment, then realized it was because she had helped make a call a few days ago. She was somewhat surprised that Emma would personally call to thank her, which was quite unexpected.

"I'm back home resting now, and I really appreciate what you did." Emma seemed to find it easier to speak after getting the first sentence out of the way.

"Don't thank me, you were just lucky. If Silas hadn't been nearby that day, I wouldn't have been able to help you even if I wanted to." Ines said.

"Oh." Emma responded coldly.

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up." Ines said.

"Mm." Emma didn’t speak anymore.

Ines looked at her phone and chuckled, what kind of attitude was that? It seemed like she wasn't the one who had initiated the call.

Just as she was about to hang up, Emma seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to her, "Wait, I forgot something."

"What is it?" Ines asked.

"Well. Father has been home for half a month now, and Silas wants us to have a family dinner. Can you come tonight? I promise it won't be uncomfortable like last time." Emma said.