Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 227

Ines didn't want to go at all.

"Ines, you gotta make it, I want to thank you in person, but I can't get into the Base, so I have to bother you to come over." Emma said.

"Nah, you guys eat up. I'm not going." Last time she was helpless, this time she really didn't want to go.

"Ines!" Emma yelled out loud.

"Enough, I'm hanging up." Ines hung up after she said.

At the same time, Ethan got a call from the States. After the phone call, he seemed a bit dazed, his eyes dull.

After Emma hung up the phone, she noticed Shirley was giving her a cold stare. The chill in Shirley's eyes scared her. She had never seen this kind of look from her before. It seemed like Shirley's gaze had been strange for a few days, as if she was trying to control something.

"Mom, don't look at me like that, it scares me." Emma frowned.

"Why did you call Ines and invite her over? You need to know your place. You're the only daughter of the Galeana family now, Ines was kicked out by your father." Shirley seemed to be hit hard, she couldn't control her emotions, her voice involuntarily raised.

"Mom, what's going on with you?" Emma's voice was weak, but she was also worried.

Shirley took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, "I'm fine. I'm asking you, did your father ask you to invite Ines over?"

"Mom, why would Dad ask me to do that? I invited her over because she helped me that day. I told you what happened, I fell and nobody around wanted to help me. It was her who called Silas at the crucial moment, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to keep my baby." Remembering what happened that day, Emma was still a little scared, her hand covering her belly.

"Baby? You only think about the baby! Don't forget you're Ms. Emma of the Galeana family. If one day you lose this title, you'll lose everything." Shirley said.

Emma's face changed when she heard this, she stared at Shirley seriously, "Mom, do you know something? Aren't we doing well now? I think Dad still cares about me. When I almost had a miscarriage, Dad scolded Aiden."

Shirley scoffed, her cold laugh hanging in the air, "Your father is not the man I used to know. He's been running the Galeana Group for so many years, his methods are beyond our imagination. If he's nice to you, there must be a reason."

"Mom, what's going on? If you know something, tell me. We can think of a solution together. I'm really worried about you." Emma said.

Shirley didn't say anything, just gently patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, what's ours is ours, no one can take it away. I won't let us be left with nothing."

In the afternoon, Ines was playing chess with Phillip when a car sound came from outside.

Who would come at this time? Ines was wondering when she heard Camela laughing, "It's Ethan coming back."

Hearing this, Ines paused with the chess piece in her hand, turned her head and saw Ethan walking in with his car keys in one hand and his coat in the other, a faint smile on his face.

Seeing him like this, Ines also smiled.

Phillip couldn't help but poke Ines's forehead, "I spend every day with you and I never see you this happy; Ethan comes home a day early and you're all smiles."

Camela also laughed on the side, "I've been living with them for a while now, I've seen a lot of their sweet moments. They've been married for over half a year and they're still like newlyweds. It's really rare."

Ines was a bit embarrassed by their words, she wanted to stand up, but in the end she just sat there.

Ethan walked over and put his hand on her shoulder, "Did your chess skills improve?"

"It's okay, a lot better than when I first started." Ines said.

Phillip looked at their sweet appearance and shook his head with a smile, "I think I'll go back to my room to sleep. You're not in the mood to play chess with me anymore; your heart is with someone else."

"Grandpa." Ines blushed and protested.

Phillip rubbed his chin and walked to his room, Camela also got up and went to the kitchen.

"Ethan, why did you come back so early today?" Ines looked up at him, frowning slightly.

Ethan sat down beside her, naturally wrapping his arm around her, "Because I missed Izzy and the babies, so I came back early to see."

Hearing her husband missed her, Ines felt good. She lightly pat his chest, "We won't run away secretly, you can see us when you get off work."

"I miss you every minute I don't see you." Ethan said.

"Stop talking nonsense." Ines's eyes landed on the clock on the wall, and she became serious, "Mr. Meyer, it's only four thirty now, so you must have left the company at three thirty, you left really early."

She didn't really like him doing this; he was always so busy. Leaving the company today didn't mean he didn't need to work. He still needed to work overtime to make up for it, and in the end he would be the one getting tired.

Ethan held her hand and gently kissed it, "Izzy, let's join the Galeana family for dinner tonight. Silas just called me and said Eda specifically prepared your favorite dishes." Ines was stunned, she felt Ethan was a bit strange, she looked at him with a puzzled look, "Why would I go there for dinner when Camela can make whatever I want to eat? Not only am I too lazy to go, but I also won't be happy seeing those people."