Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 288

When Ines woke up, she found that the person who had been up early was still by her side. She reached out in confusion and touched him, feeling his skin hot as a fire. It scared her enough to make her open her eyes and touch his forehead, finding it was also burning hot.

"Ethan, wake up. You seem to have a fever," Ines shook Ethan. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

Ethan, feeling parched, opened his eyes to see Ines looking worriedly at him. He frowned slightly, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you feel unwell? You have a fever." "Oh, I see. Then stay away from me so I don't pass the cold to you. You're in a special period. If you get sick and can't take medicine, it'll be a big hassle." Ethan said in a hoarse voice. Actually, he had been feeling a bit under the weather since last night with a slight headache, but he rarely fell ill, so he didn't take it seriously.

"No worries. We've slept together all night long. If it's contagious, it should have spread by now. You just lay down for a while. I'll go find some fever reducers." Ines insisted.

There were always some medicines in the house. Ines quickly found some fever reducers. Ethan took them and fell asleep soon after.

Ines called Lucas and reported the situation. Then she went to the Galeana Group. With Camela at home, she was quite relieved.

She was handling the company's affairs just fine on her own, and with Silas guiding her, there were no issues.

Just as she sat down, someone knocked on the door. Ines called out, "Come in."

After getting permission, Gentry pushed the door open.

Ines didn't look up, thinking someone had come to report work. But when no one spoke, she looked up to see Gentry standing not far away, looking at her with a complex expression, seeming to have trouble speaking.

He didn't carry any documents either clearly, he wasn't here for work. Was it personal?

Ines put down her pen, looking seriously at Gentry, "Mr. Gentry, what's up?"

Gentry looked a bit embarrassed, and a careful look could reveal an abnormal redness on his dark face.

Ines found it somewhat amusing, "Mr. Gentry, just spits it out, it's just you and me in the office, no need to worry too much."

"I want to ask why Ms. Emma hasn't been coming to work recently?" Gentry spoke quickly, then lowered his head.

Ines raised her eyebrows in surprise. At first, she didn't think too much, but seeing Gentry's peculiar face, she quickly realized. Was he smitten with Emma Galeana?

This was unexpected, as Gentry and Emma didn't seem to have much interaction.

"Mr. Gentry, do you have any work-related issues with Ms. Emma?" Ines smiled slightly, curious about what was going on.

"It's not about work. I just want to know how she's doing."

"Do you really think I'm that close with her? As you know, she was pushed out of the company by me. Isn't it inappropriate for you to ask me this now?"

Gentry's face turned slightly red. When Ines' news first broke out, he had approached Ines once. But then he saw the positive reports and how she was working overtime for the company while pregnant, and this changed his impression of her.

"I'm sorry, my mistake last time. I was too prone to believe the rumours on the internet."

Ines didn't just want an apology. She was testing his feelings for Emma. And she confirmed that he did have feelings for Emma.

But unfortunately, Emma only had Aiden in her heart. Even if she broke up with Aiden in the future, it would be difficult for her to start a new relationship.

"She's doing alright. She's at home waiting to give birth." Ines didn't beat around the bush.

"I heard her husband is not good to her?" Gentry asked, then realized he might have crossed a line. He didn't have the right.

Ines smiled slightly, "That's her personal matter. I don't know the specifics. If you're close to her, you can call and ask her directly."

"No, you misunderstand. I don't have any personal relationship with her. I'm just concerned as a colleague, I just want to ask about her situation." He and Emma didn't interact much. How could they have a personal relationship? If this got out, it could ruin her reputation.

In fact, he knew she only appeared strong but meant no harm.

"You're the first colleague to ask me about her."

"I really just care about her." Gentry's eyes were turning red with urgency, feeling somewhat helpless.

Seeing him so anxious, Ines didn't plan to tease him anymore. "Alright, I know there's nothing between you two. But what I said is the truth, we are no longer as antagonistic as before, but we're not close enough to often inquire about each other."

A few days ago, she heard from Eda that Emma seemed to be preparing to divorce Aiden, but Aiden disagreed. But she was pregnant. The divorce was a bit complicated.

"Oh, then I'll leave first." Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information from Ines, Gentry's eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

When Silas came in, he saw Gentry coming out of the office and couldn't help but frown, "Izzy, is Gentry giving you a hard time again?"

Ines shook her head, "No, he came to ask about Emma. Seems like he has feelings for her."

"Really? They don't seem to interact much." Silas said doubtfully.

"We don't need to bother about them, and these things depend on fate. We can't force it."

"True." Silas placed a thermos box on the table and smiled, "This is a soup your Eda cooked for you. It tastes great."

"She's really thoughtful."

"Now the Galeana family doesn't have those pain-in-the-ass people anymore, and Emma has become super nice. We're living in peace there. You should come to visit when you can, after all, that's where you grew up. Your room is still there, untouched." Ines nodded, "I got it. It's just that it's a hassle to go anywhere lately. Ethan's been keeping a close eye on me."