Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 234

Ines couldn't think of anything else, and stumbled into the hospital room with Ethan half-hugging her waist, afraid she might accidentally fall again.

In the room, Hunter was hooked up to all sorts of medical tubes, eyes tightly closed.

Ines's heart tightened as she watched him in silence.

Hunter seemed to sense her, slowly opened his eyes, held a steady gaze with her, and smiled a little.

Then he looked at Ethan. Sensing something was wrong, Ethan led Ines to sit down beside the bed.

Hunter opened his mouth, but no sound came out. He managed to lift his hand, and Ethan immediately placed Ines's hand in his.

Hunter's deep and long gaze lingered on Ines's face, as if he was reluctant to let go, yearning, yet relieved. His focus gradually blurred, and his lips moved slightly, but no one could hear what he was trying to say.

Ines watched him quietly, suddenly panicked and pressed his emaciated face tightly against his own, gently whispering, "Dad."

The sound was not loud, but Ethan heard it, and Silas and Eda on the side also heard it. Emma, standing at the door of the ward, started to cry even harder.

Hunter was first startled, then he slowly smiled.

"Izzy... Daddy's Izzy..."

His words came out slowly, with great difficulty, but each word was pronounced so everyone could hear clearly.

Ines felt as if she had been struck by lightning, a voice echoing, "Daddy's Izzy."

The voice was filled with helplessness yet full of affection.

A memory flashed in her mind. Hunter tightened his face and prepared to teach her a lesson. His hand was raised, but in the end, he just lightly swatted her butt. She knew it was just to scare her, it didn’t hurt that much, and she giggled and ran away.

After saying those words, Hunter's face suddenly turned to one side. Ines felt her heart stop. She was suffocating, tears unconsciously streaming down her face.

The alarm indicating the end of life sounded in the room. Ines couldn't hear anything, she just held her chest and clung tightly to the hand in hers.

Doctors and nurses rushed in, their voices clinical, "The patient has passed away. The time of death is 4:30 am."

"Dad!"

Ines didn't speak, just stared blankly at Hunter, looked at his face, Which usually made her very irritable. Now he lay quietly there, no longer shouting at her or calling her fiercely. Emma standing at the door, also rushed up. Ines was knocked by her, and fallen onto Hunter. Ethan felt heartbroken and leaned forward to help her up, anxiously asking, "Izzy, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Ines didn't speak, just stared blankly at Hunter, at the face that usually annoyed her so much. Now he lay there quietly. He would never yell at her again, never call her in that fierce tone.NôvelDrama.Org content.

Tears had stopped flowing at some point., Ines stared at Hunter, yelling angrily, "Didn't you say you wanted to hear your grandson call you grandpa? What are you doing lying here? Get up!"

"Didn't you care so much about your company? What happened when you suddenly gave up like this? Don't expect me to save the Galeana Group for you!"

"Didn't you say you never regret your decisions? Stand up and prove you're right. Show me!"

"Didn't you say I can hate you? How can I hate you if you don't get up? Who can I vent my anger on ,or who can I argue with when I'm angry? Get up, get up!"

Ines's voice got louder and louder, her last words almost a crazed roar. She suddenly tried to pull Hunter's hand, "Get up, don't you dare leave like this. How will you repay what you owe me? You took my mom from me, and now even you've left me, you too, you're all leaving me..." Hunter's body tilted with her pull, half hanging off the bed.

Emma held onto his legs, yelling at Ines, "Ines, Dad is gone. You were mad at him every day when he was alive, what's this for now? He can't hear you anymore. He won't ever hear you again. Just a few hours ago, he said he wanted to help me become stronger and protect Jasmine with me." It was clear Emma couldn't accept the reality either. She started crying on the bed, "I never got to enjoy Dad's love. I grew up with a gambler, a murderer. My classmates always made fun of me. It wasn't until later that I found out my real dad was a very powerful man, the CEO of a company, living in a mansion. The first time I saw him, I was so excited I couldn't sleep..."

Shirley stood behind Emma, gently placed a hand on her shoulder, "Emma, stop crying. Your dad is gone. You showed signs of a miscarriage a few days ago. You can't get too upset."

"Mom, I'm a child without a father again." Emma clung to Shirley's legs, still crying her heart out.

Ethan hugged Ines at some point in his arms, looking seriously at him, her voice hoarse, "Ethan, even if I hated him, even if I lost my memory, I've always known I didn't want him to die, really."

Ethan patted her back, "I know, Izzy, I know you've actually forgiven him a long time ago. Otherwise you wouldn't have helped him so much."

Ines started crying in Ethan's arms, "I shouldn't have been mad at him. I argued with him tonight. If I had known this would happen, I would have talked to him nicely."

Ethan looked at Ines, feeling heartbroken, "Izzy, no one can predict these things. You can't take everything on yourself."

Silas had tears in his eyes, and Eda started to sob.

Ethan held Ines tightly, and suddenly realized she had stopped moving in his arms. He looked down to see her eyes still wet with tears, but she had fainted. He immediately called for a doctor.

In a while, the doctor and nurses hurried over. After a preliminary examination, they said, "She fainted due to excessive grief. There's no major issue. She will wake up in a while. She's pregnant now. Try to avoid getting her too emotional."