Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 156

Aiden ran a bit late, and dinner was already served by the time he showed up. Seeing Ines and Ethan there, he was taken aback for a moment.

Emma couldn't help but move towards the seat next to her, "Aiden, sit here."

Eda was very considerate of Ines, placing all of Ines' favourite dishes in front of her.

With Hunter being unusually silent, the dinner was eerily quiet. Ethan, wearing gloves, was peeling shrimp and crab for Ines, seemingly unaffected by the sombre atmosphere. Ines was just focusing on her food.

Seeing the couple, Hunter felt a sense of relief, "Ines has a weak constitution, don't feed her too much of this."

Ines remembered the doctor's advice and put the crab meat she had taken a bite into Ethan's mouth. Ethan smiled and directly swallowed it.

Emma watched Ines and Ethan enviously. As a couple, Aiden wouldn't even help her pick up food, let alone peel shrimp, crab, or eat the food she had eaten.

Comparing the two, Emma felt very upset. But Aiden was still eating, not even giving her a glance.

She chuckled bitterly,"Ethan is such a thoughtful man."

Ines raised an eyebrow, assuming Ethan wouldn't respond, but to her surprise, he said, "I only treat my wife this way."

Emma’s face turned awkward and she stopped talking, quietly eating her food.

The sounds around the dinner table were strange, even the sound of chewing was almost inaudible.

Heavy rain began to fall outside at some point,, with thunder echoing in the distance. Ines worriedly glanced out the window, unsure of when the rain would stop.

After a long silence, Hunter finally spoke, "I have to go overseas for work tomorrow; it might take two or three months. Silas will take care of things at home and the company, I will turn off my phone, don't bother looking for me if there's nothing important."

Ines' hand tightened under the table, and Ethan gently held it. Experts had advised Hunter to temporarily abandon his work and focus on treatment for the best results.

"Hunter, why so sudden? You didn’t mention it before." Shirley forced a laugh.

"Yeah, how can Uncle Silas handle both company and household matters alone? I have quite some free time recently; I can help and so can Aiden." Emma tugged at Aiden's arm.

Aiden was taken aback, "Yeah, if you're really overwhelmed, I can help out too."

"Are you sure you can handle these matters?"

Emma choked up. She had been treating her legs for years and hadn't been in the company for a long time. She had been in the public relations department since she joined and hadn't dealt with major company affairs.

"Hunter, can't it be learned? No one succeeds overnight. Everyone goes from the relentless effort to success." Seeing Emma being questioned, Shirley couldn't help but chime in.

"By the time she learns, it'll be too late. I don't have that much time to let her learn. There's no room for error in my work."

Emma pouted unhappily, "But you can't just hand over the company to an outsider."

At this, Silas' face changed slightly, and even Eda was not much better. They had spent their lifetime in the Galeana family, working hard, and now, in the eyes of others, they were still outsiders. They felt very bitter. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Hunter slammed his fork on the table and told Emma in a deep voice, "Repeat what you just said."

Ines glanced at Emma, not understanding whether she was really brainless or just spoke out of turn. Silas had been in the Galeana family for so many years and was the most trusted person of Hunter, yet she called him an outsider. Wasn't this just asking for trouble?

Ethan also paused, feeling that Emma was not as discreet as Shirley. He wondered how she managed to be the manager of the public relations department.

"Dad, I'm sorry, I misspoke." Emma quickly apologized.

"Hunter, don't take it to heart with Emma. This girl is just simple and straightforward, there's no malice in her words, she definitely didn't mean to disrespect Silas, right Silas?" Shirley hurriedly said, then looked at Silas.

Silas didn't want Hunter to be angry, "Miss Emma is usually not like this, she might have just not thought before speaking today, I won't take it to heart."

Hunter was clearly in a bad mood. Seeing that Silas didn’t mind, he didn’t bother to argue, but he felt very suffocated. He’d be away for such a long time, and none of these people cared about his health, nor reminded him to take care, but instead showed dissatisfaction with his arrangements for the company. The greedy and hypocritical faces were really chilling.

He glanced at Ines and Ethan and found that the ones who truly cared about him were them.

After dinner, Hunter told Ines and Ethan,"The rain is too heavy, you guys should stay here tonight."

Then he went upstairs directly.

Ines was very angry. If it weren't for him to focus on treatment, she wouldn’t want to come here and see his face.

Ethan squeezed her hand, signalling her not to bicker with a sick person.

Indeed, it was still raining heavily outside until eleven o'clock at night. Silas and Eda, who were the happiest, immediately arranged rooms for them. Eda quickly led them upstairs, "Ms Ines, I didn't expect you to return one day. I've kept your room for you. It's been cleaned every week and locked on normal days. No one can enter except me. The stuff inside is almost the same as when you left."

"Thank you very much, Eda." Ines smiled.

"You're too polite, it's my duty. You don't know, your room has great lighting and ventilation, Emma has always liked it. If it wasn't for your father's refusal, she would have moved in long ago." Eda could barely conceal her anger. The greediness of that mother and daughter was really annoying.

"What's the point of keeping the room when the person is gone." Ines said nonchalantly.

"I totally disagree with you there. Some things are just yours, and you can't just hand them over to them, even if you don't live there anymore. Plus, that's the place you've lived since birth, filled with all your sweet memories. How can you just let them in to wreck it?"