Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 269

Hearing this, Silvia shot Ines a sympathetic look, her eyes twinkling with playful amusement and still maintaining a kind demeanor. "Ines, I finally get a glimpse of what your daily life is like. Seems like Ethan has become more of a chatterbox after he gets married, and he's fond of poking his nose into others' business."

Seeing Silvia acting this way, Ines didn't know how to respond. But actually, she secretly thought, I actually enjoyed this life.

"It's not so bad," Ines not very enthusiastically replied.

Looking at Ines, concern filled Silvia's eyes, “Ines, I heard about your father's situation on TV. You must've been having a hard time. I called Ethan a while back, he said you weren't doing too well. I wanted to come see you but he said there was no need. I know he's just looking down on me."

There was a hint of petulance in Silvia's voice when she said the last sentence. Ines couldn't help but glance at Ethan. Silvia had called him and he never mentioned it?

Seeing her look, Ethan just smiled and didn't respond.

Ines remained polite towards friendly people, "Thank you for your concern, I've recovered now."

Silvia stepped forward, seeming a little mindful of Ines's physical condition, and lightly hugged Ines from the side. Ines was startled by her sudden move, yet held back from pushing her away.

Silvia put away her smile, softly saying, "Ines, I know the pain of losing a loved one. I once lost my dearest sister. It was the hardest time, but once you get through it, it gets better. No matter how deep or heavy the emotions are, time will always wash them away. Look at Ethan and me, aren't we doing well? I've become someone I could never have imagined, and he found his true love again."Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Ines always felt that Silvia's words carried a deeper meaning. She knew Ethan had deeply loved Leila, Silva’s sister. She didn't want to nitpick about things that happened before their marriage, nor did she need to compete with someone who had passed away, but she always felt a bit uncomfortable when reminded of it.

"Don't worry, I'm going to be a mother, I won't let my emotions affect me," Ines said with a smile.

"That's good."

Silvia glanced at their ingredients and couldn't help but exclaim to Ethan, "Ethanr, are you making spicy chicken?"

Ethan nodded, "Yes, she said she wanted to eat it, so while I have time, I came to buy some ingredients to make it myself. You can never fully trust with food bought from restaurants."

Ines frowned slightly, worried that Silvia would invite herself to dinner, but it seemed she was wrong.

Silvia just said, "Ines and the kids are lucky. I know Ethan's cooking skills are excellent. Alright, I won't disturb you guys any longer, I still need to go buy some cakes and such."

"I better get going. You guys should head home and start cooking, if Phillip knew I was holding you up and his great-grandson went hungry, I'd be in trouble."

Hearing her say this, Ines felt a bit guilty, as if she had been misunderstanding Silvia all along.

"Alright, visit Phillip when you get a chance, he's always worried about you," Ethan told Silvia.

Silvia nodded, waved at Ines, then hurriedly left with her shopping cart, as if afraid Ethan would say more.

Ethan watched her quickly receding figure, a warm smile on his lips.

Ines, seeing his smile, said somewhat stiffly, "We should also get going; your children are protesting."

Ethan didn't notice the unease in Ines's voice and, with a smile, led her home.

Once home, they quickly changed into their house clothes. The unease Ines felt when she saw Silvia earlier had disappeared. Seeing Ethan enter the kitchen, she followed him in with a bag of chips, leaning against the doorway as she watched Ethan cook.

Ines even thought Ethan's movements while cutting the chicken were elegant, pleasing to the eye, not crude at all.

Ethan glanced at Ines and said, "Go watch some TV, standing there like that will make your legs hurt tonight."

"It's fine, I'm just watching for a bit, learning from you."

Just as Ines finished speaking, her phone rang. She went to the living room to get her phone, saw that the caller ID showed Phillip, and didn't answer right away. Instead, she brought the phone to the kitchen and handed the problem to Ethan, "Ethan, it's Phillip's call. You can explain to him."

Ethan nodded. Since his hands were busy cooking, Ines had no choice but to press the answer button and hold the phone to Ethan's ear. Ethan chuckled and said, "Grandpa."

"What's going on? This is Izzy's phone, why are you answering?"

Ethan deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Izzy's sleeping, I took the call on the balcony."

The voice on the phone indeed quieted down, "What's the matter? Your mom said you guys would be at the company for a bit in the morning and that's it. But you guys haven't come home, it's almost time for dinner."

Ethan replied, "There was some unexpected business at the company, and we just got home after dealing with it. Izzy was a bit tired, and she fell asleep in the car. I thought it'd be too much trouble to go to the Meyer Mansion so we just came back downtown."

"Can you come over tomorrow?"

"Probably not. The situation at the Galeana Group isn't very stable, and there could be unexpected problems at any time. Izzy and I can't be too far away; we need to keep an eye on it. Plus, if we go over in the morning and have to come back at night, Izzy won't be able to handle it."

After hearing this, Phillip was silent for a moment, then said somewhat disappointedly, "Well, you guys focus on the Galeana Group's issues first, you have to help Izzy carry some of the burden. All the responsibility of a company is on the shoulders of a pregnant woman. Just thinking about it makes me tired."

"Yeah, I'll take good care of her."

After hanging up the phone, Ines felt a pang of guilt. "Ethan, did we go a bit too far by keeping Phillip in the dark like this?” It felt like this isn't the first time.

"Eh, it's not really lying. We did work until afternoon today, so we didn't make anything up. Besides, the Galeana Group is kinda shaky right now, and it's best we stick around," Ethan said with a grin.

Ines felt a bit more at ease hearing Ethan's words. But remembering how serious he looked while fibbing just now, she felt a mix of amusement and worry. She stared at Ethan hard. "I noticed you're pretty good at lying. How long have you been practicing? Ever used it on me?"

Ethan got a little embarrassed. "You're reading too much into it. I've always been honest with you, never pulled one over you."