Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 249

Emma stormed out of the chairman's office, trying to reach Shirley on the phone, but it kept ringing incessantly. After a few tries, Shirley even switched off her phone.

With a slight frown, she knew her mom was ticked off because of the events of the day. But it was an emergency, she had to hightail it home.

The moment she stepped in through the door, the living room looked like it had been hit by a tornado, with broken antique vases and shards of glass scattered everywhere. Even the LCD TV had a hole in it. The whole room was a hot mess.

It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this was Shirley's doing, no one else would go off the deep end like this.

She went upstairs to look for her, but Shirley was nowhere to be found in the house. Finally, she spotted a maid poking her head out of a room, "Where's my mom?"

"Ms. Emma, she came home in a huff, wrecked the place, and then stormed out. Seems like she went to the garden," the maid informed.

Emma went outside and immediately spotted Shirley in the garden. She was frantically uprooting every flower in the garden and stomping on them. The garden was filled with a strong fragrance of flowers. Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"Mom, what on earth are you doing? What's the point of all this?"

"Your father was a real piece of work, had me all figured out from the start. The marriage certificate he gave me was a fake, how do you expect me not to be mad? I thought I was the lady of the Galeana family. Turns out it was all a sham. He made my life a living hell. I'm going to destroy that woman and everything he loves," Shirley vented angrily.

Emma knew that this garden was Ines' mother's favorite thing. Many of the flowers were planted by her. Hunter cherished this place, and Eda took care of it every day, ensuring that very few flowers died over the years.

Shirley's eyes were red as she continued to stomp on the flowers like they were her archenemies. Only by crushing them could she quell the hatred in her heart.

Due to her pregnancy, Emma didn't dare to step forward, she could only plead from the side, "Mom, please calm down, I have something very important to tell you."

"Don't call me mom, I don't have a daughter like you." Shirley growled at Emma, deeply disappointed in her daughter.

"Mom, dad left another will, you better get your hands on the will you have now or it'll be too late." Seeing that Shirley was far from calming down and continuing to ignore her pleas, Emma had no choice but to yell at her.

Shirley didn't stop what she was doing, Emma continued, "Mom, the first will was made when Ines just came back, it has nothing to do with Jasmine, can't you think of your granddaughter for once?"

Shirley suddenly stopped, she looked at Emma, "What did you just say?"

"I'm telling you, dad left two wills, the first one was made when Ines just returned to A City, the second one was made when he came back from treatment in the States, the one you destroyed should be the most recent one," Emma said, crying.

"Where did you get this news? Hunter left two wills?" Shirley looked at Emma in disbelief. Emma nodded, "When Silas rushed to the Galeana Group today, he also asked Eda to come back and get the will from the drawer, but Eda said there was nothing in there. Silas told Ines and Ethan not to

worry, even if this will was lost, there's still another one. You'd better find the will you have now, if it's the first one, we're in deep water."

"I already destroyed the will, how am I supposed to find it." Shirley started to cool down.

Emma looked upset, she felt like this whole thing was a lose-lose situation. Shirley had managed to lose something that belonged to Jasmine.

Shirley didn't see it that way, she asked again, "The will your father left was really from over half a year ago?"

Emma nodded with a bitter smile, but Shirley cracked a smile. Half a year ago, she and Hunter hadn't had their falling out yet, he didn't know that she was the one who drove Lilian to her death. They hadn't split up for good yet, there should be something in there for her.

Seeing her change in demeanor, Emma asked in confusion, "Mom, what are you smiling about?"

"There should be something for me in the first will, looks like there's still a glimmer of hope."

"But there's nothing for Jasmine, I wasn't married to Aiden back then." Emma complained.

"As long as there's something for me, Jasmine's still young, what does she need those things for." Shirley said instinctively, only realizing how inappropriate her words were after she said them.

Emma felt a chill in her heart, this was her mother, only thinking about herself at a time like this, not even caring about her own granddaughter. Her lips trembled as she looked at Shirley, "Mom, how could you say something like that."

"Why are you panicking, it was just a slip of the tongue. We have money, you're worried about Jasmine missing out? Besides, she's a Ramos, she'll have the Ramos family to rely on in the future, there's nothing to worry about." Shirley said nonchalantly.

Seeing her like this, Emma turned around and went back to her room, grabbed her sheets, and started crying her heart out.

Just when she was in deep thoughts, her phone rang. It was Aiden. She hurriedly answered, but even before she could say "Aiden," his voice came through, "Emma, how's Hunter's assets getting split? How much are you getting?"

Emma's tears suddenly stopped, and she felt a sharp pain in her chest. It's times like this when you really see people's true colors. She's pregnant for God's sake, and had been busy dealing with the Galeana Group stuff. The first thing her husband asked wasn't about her health but about the inheritance. What a joke! On the other end of the line, Aiden waited for her response. When he didn't hear anything, he continued, "Emma, I think you know my parents have always had a bias against you. And it's not just because you're carrying a daughter. A big part of it is because you don't have shares in the Galeana Group. If you get control of the Galeana Group this time, they'll surely welcome you back home."

The Galeana Group's control? The moment she got it, the Ramos family will probably snatch it away. She had always thought that even if Aiden didn't love her, he wouldn't be this cold-hearted. Since when did he only have eyes for the Galeana Group?