Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 261

Ethan kissed her forehead, her face, and in his arms, Ines gradually stopped crying, burying her head deep in his chest. After a while, Ines lifted her head from Ethan's arms, with tear marks all over her face, and said hoarsely, "Ethan, you go freshen up first, I've messed up your clothes."

"I'm fine, you need to wash your face too, or you'll feel uncomfortable when you sleep, let's go together." Ethan didn't want to leave Ines alone, fearing she would fall into chaotic thoughts again.

Ines nodded, and Ethan led her to the bathroom. She was like a puppet, letting Ethan wash her face, not until Ethan wiped her face with a towel did she react, saying, "I can do it myself, you go take a shower, it's getting late."

With that, she took the towel and left the bathroom.

Ethan immediately took a shower, probably the fastest one in his life, coming out of the bathroom in about five minutes.

Ines was already lying on her side in bed, her back to him. Ethan dried his hair, lifted the quilt and lay down, holding her in his arms. Ines turned around, her face against his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and slowly closed her eyes.

"Izzy, sleep well." Ethan kissed her forehead lightly.

Ines was probably tired from crying, and soon fell asleep. Ethan, however, was curious about what was written in that book, so he didn't turn off the bedside lamp and started flipping through the book gently. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Reading the bits and pieces recorded in the text, Ethan felt a sting in his eyes, filled with emotions.

It's not advisable for couples to not express their doubts in time. Much of the tragedy between them was for this reason.

Luckily, he and Ines were both people who would speak out when they had problems, rather than suppressing them all the time, otherwise it would definitely affect their marital relationship.

He couldn't judge Hunter as a person, but he was sure, Hunter wasn't a good husband, but he was indeed a good father.

Everything he did for his two daughters was beyond reproach.

Ethan glanced at Ines in his arms. Her breathing was steady and there were no signs of nightmares. He turned off the bedside lamp and fell asleep holding her.

The next day, as soon as Ines woke up, she felt discomfort in her eyes.

Ethan woke up too, noticing her unease, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"My eyes feel uncomfortable like I can hardly open them," Ines said quietly.

Ethan took a look and found that her eyes were terribly swollen, especially her upper eyelids.

"It's okay, it's just swollen from crying. Close your eyes, I'll give you a massage."

Hearing this, Ines closed her eyes, and Ethan pressed on her eye sockets with his middle and ring fingers, repeating several times from the inner corner to the outer corner of her eyes, but the effect was not significant.

So, he got up and prepared some saline in the kitchen, soaked a gauze in it and applied it to her eyes, waiting for quite a while before removing the gauze.

"Try and see, how do you feel now?" He asked.

Ines slowly opened her eyes, only feeling cool around her eyes, with no discomfort, "Much better."

"Your body is in a special state now, you have to take care of it. Even a common cold can be troublesome," Ethan said seriously.

"Don't worry, I know."

When the two of them got up, Erica was already having breakfast. She saw that Ines' eyes were still a bit swollen, "Izzy, what happened to your eyes? Did you stay up late again without sleeping? They look swollen."

Ines didn't know how to explain, but Ethan found an excuse for her, "I was dealing with some things late last night, she couldn't sleep well alone, she had insomnia."

Erica didn't suspect anything, she just said, "Then you go back to sleep for a while, go to the office later. With Ethan here, you don't need to rush."

"It's okay, mom, I'm not sleepy now, and I might not be able to sleep. I'll go to the office first, there's a restroom in the office anyway, I can sleep anytime I'm tired."

Hearing Ines say this, Erica didn't say anything. With her own son there, she could rest assured, "That's fine too, Ethan you pay more attention to Izzy, don't let her get too tired, or I'll deal with you if you tire out my grandson."

Ethan shook his head, "As expected, with a daughter-in-law and a grandson, I'm no longer important to you."

Erica laughed, "Of course."

Ines also smiled a little, in order not to worry her family, even though she had no appetite, she still tried to eat some.

Before leaving, Ines put the black notebook in her bag. Ethan saw her move but didn't ask anything.

When they arrived at the office, it was already nine o'clock. Just as Ines was about to start work, she hesitated for a moment and called Emma to come up.

Emma came up quickly after receiving the call, knocked on the door, and Ines let her in.

"Chairman, you called for me?" Emma asked formally. Hearing the word "Chairman" from her mouth, Ines was a bit surprised, handed her the plan in her hand, and said, "There is no major problem overall, I deleted some of the less important processes and shortened the time by fifteen minutes. I can't work for too long given my current situation."

"I overlooked that, I'll make the changes right away," Emma said.

The atmosphere between the two was a bit heavy. Ines shifted the topic and asked, "Did your mom give you a hard time when you went home yesterday?"

Emma looked at Ines deeply, not understanding why she would ask this question.

She had actually released Shirley in the afternoon. She thought she would face her mother's blame when she got home, but she just glared at her and didn't say anything.

Her mood was much better than in the afternoon. When asked why, she sarcastically said, "No one can hold their head high on someone else's turf. She has lost everything and can only depend on her daughter in the future."

"No, her mood has improved a lot," Emma said truthfully.

Ines nodded and as she was about to leave, she handed her the notebook from her bag. There were no unnecessary emotions in her voice, "This was written by dad. You're his daughter too. Take it and have a look but remember to read it quickly and return it to me as soon as possible." Emma was startled for a while before accepting the item from her hand, her eyes full of surprise, as if she couldn't believe that Ines would let her read this notebook.