Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 262

When the office was left with only the two of them, Ethan chuckled, "Do you really want to let her have it?"

"Dad didn't want us to hurt each other. If that's his wish, I'll do my best to fulfill it. But my attitude towards her will depend on her actions. As long as she behaves well, I'm willing to let bygones be bygones and live in peace with her." NôvelDrama.Org holds text © rights.

"Yeah, that's the right thing to do," Ethan said, grinning.

He liked her personality: strong yet gentle, not easily forgiving others on request. She had her own way of handling relationships.

Ines gave a bitter smile, and couldn't help but ask a question that had been on her mind, "Ethan, do you value your children more than your wife?"

Upon hearing this, Ethan frowned, "Why would you ask that?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to hear your thoughts on this issue, nothing more," Ines smiled at him and explained earnestly.

Ethan thought for a moment, then said, "No, I probably will never be a father like him. These things can't be generalized, everyone's experiences shape the way they handle things. I didn't have a childhood like his, I don't place too much importance on fatherly love. If something like this were to happen to me, I definitely wouldn't bring an illegitimate child home, I would completely ignore them."

"Isn't that a bit too cruel?"

"I don't care. If I must choose between my wife and my child, my wife will always be my first choice. I won't hurt my wife for a daughter who suddenly appears. No matter what happens, my wife will

always be my number one." He's not that noble of a person, if he had to hurt one party, he would never choose to hurt his wife.

Ethan's expression was resolute, there wasn't a hint of joking. Getting such an answer, Ines was speechless for a moment.

In the following days, Ethan proved to her through his actions that what he had said was not empty words, he truly put her first.

"I won't pretend to be profound and only act without speaking. I can keep silent on insignificant matters, but anything that could affect our relationship, I'll definitely speak out," Ethan said casually.

Hunter's fatherly love was too profound, although not wrong, it sometimes caused problems.

Ines understood he was referring to Hunter doing many things for her behind the scenes, but never speaking about it.

At noon, Ethan received a call from Alan Lin, saying there was a new development in the case of Hunter's fall. The police only allowed the two of them to go, no one else was allowed to be informed.

Ines and Ethan rushed to the police station.

"Please sit down," Alan Lin invited them to sit.

"Officer Lin, have you found any new clues?" Ethan asked.

"A few days ago, we cross-checked everyone's statements, and we found that one of the maids was vague and seemed to be hiding something, she also looked very flustered. Our colleague had been observing her, and yesterday she suddenly resigned and was in a hurry to leave, our colleague immediately brought her back to the police station for detailed interrogation, she then revealed that Mr. Galeana's daily life was taken care of by Silas, but she occasionally helped.

Ines frowned, she knew that Silas was responsible for a lot of things, and when he was too busy he would have other maids help him out.

Alan Lin continued, "She said that before Mr. Galeana went to bed, he had her pour a glass of water and prepare some pills, she watched Mr. Galeana take the pills before leaving. We know that Mr. Galeana had already taken his blood pressure medication before bed, so it's impossible for him to take it again at night. According to your descriptions, Mr. Galeana was a lung cancer patient, if he got up in the middle of the night to take medication, it should have been anti-cancer drugs."

Ines, her hand tightly clenched on her knee, analyzed calmly, "My dad is always careful, he wouldn't let these maids see his anti-cancer drugs. He might have really gotten up to take medication, but the killer couldn't find those drugs after the act and could only hurriedly put some blood pressure pills on the table."

"Our initial speculation is the same," Alan Lin nodded.

Ethan frowned, sensing other implications in Alan Lin's words, "Did you find any other clues?"

Alan Lin signaled a man brought over an item wrapped in a plastic bag, "This was found by the maid at the staircase."

Ines looked up, she had a good memory and recognized the diamond earring, it was the same one she saw on Emma's ear the first time she returned to A City and met Emma. Emma always liked diamonds, almost all her jewelry was studded with diamonds. Phoebe once told her, "Your sister loves to show off her wealth, she always wears diamonds, looking at her hurts my eyes."

"Ms. Galeana, do you recognize this item?" Alan Lin asked.

Ines's teeth trembled slightly, "I may be mistaken, but I remember seeing these earrings on Emma."

Alan Lin said, "The maid said the same thing, she said this is one of Emma's favorite pairs of earrings, a gift from Aiden, she loved them very much."

Ines instinctively shook her head, "Impossible, it couldn't be her!" After Hunter's death, her grief should have been real, if it was fake, then her acting was too good.

Ethan gently patted Ines's shoulder, "Izzy, try to calm down first."

"So, we called you here to ask, do we need to continue investigating this matter? Emma is a pregnant woman after all, we won't casually ask her to come to the police station for questioning without solid evidence."

"Please wait a moment, I'll call her."

Alan Lin nodded, Ines tried to calm her emotions, then dialed Emma's number and put it on speaker.

The phone was quickly picked up, and Emma's somewhat anxious voice came through, "Chairman, why aren't you in the office? There's an urgent document from the marketing department that needs your signature."

Ines replied, "I received a temporary notice from the police, I'm currently at the police station."

"Has there been any new developments in dad's case?"