Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 221

At the hospital, Hunter Galeana looked at Emma Galeana lying in bed, his brows furrowed. He asked Silas, who had just ended a phone call, "Did Ines respond? Who pushed her?"

"Ines said it was Mrs. Ramos. They apparently had a verbal fight, and Emma was pushed by her." Silas said.

Hunter's face darkened, "I knew that woman was no good. Didn't expect her to act so quickly."

"Maybe it's because Emma is expecting a girl." Silas said.

Hunter scoffed. Emma slowly opened her eyes, seeing Hunter brought tears to her eyes, "Dad, you're finally back. I thought I was seeing things. How is my baby?"

Hunter wanted to lash out, but seeing her pale face, he swallowed his words, "The baby is fine, just showing some signs of miscarriage. You need to stay in bed for the next few days."

Emma managed a light smile, then asked, "How have you been? You haven't been answering our calls. Mom and I were worried."

"I'm fine, nothing serious." Hunter didn't want to discuss further.

"That's good, that's good." Emma repeated twice, then started to look around the room. When she realized there was no one else, her eyes dimmed.

Seeing her like this, Hunter knew what was on her mind, "Silas has informed Aiden. He should be here soon."

"Okay," Emma obediently replied.

"What were you arguing about with your mother-in-law? Why did she lay hands on you?" Hunter asked.

Emma's face fell, and she spoke quietly, "It's nothing; she just doesn't like that I'm having a girl. We were shopping together, and she kept complaining. I couldn't help but talk back, and we ended up fighting."

Hunter's frown deepened, "Do you get it now? Marrying into this family, your life won't be peaceful."

Emma remained silent. Hunter, both angry and worried, said, "Go home after you're discharged. We'll talk about things after the baby is born. Who knows what would happen if you return there."

"Okay," Emma agreed.

At that moment, Aiden hurried in, catching sight of Hunter, he paused, "Mr. Galeana, you're back."

"If I didn't return, what were you planning to do with my daughter? She's carrying the Ramos family's child, and your mother dares to treat her like this?" Hunter suppressed his anger. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

"My mother did this?" Aiden didn't dare question Hunter directly but turned his questioning gaze to Emma.

Hunter scoffed, "This isn't what Emma said, but what Ines said. Do you think Ines would lie for Emma and frame your mother?"

Aiden understood that Ines wouldn't help Emma. He apologized to Hunter, "I'm sorry, I'll have a serious talk with my mother."

Hunter replied, "Aiden, even though you never wanted this marriage, you agreed to marry my daughter. No one forced you. You know what you wanted. I don't want to be blunt, but my daughter

isn't someone you can abuse. If this is how you treat her while I'm alive, what will you do when I'm gone?"

"I'm sorry." Aiden hung his head.

Seeing Aiden like this, Hunter felt his blood pressure surge. He was clueless about what Emma saw in him. He once thought highly of Aiden, but at some point, Aiden had become weak and indecisive, always following his parents' orders.

Emma couldn't stop her tears hearing Hunter's words. This was the feeling of being cared for by her father. She was no longer the child who was bullied and had no one to help.

Shirley arrived soon after. Seeing Emma in bed, she rushed over, gripping Emma's hand anxiously, "Emma, what happened? How did it come to this?"

"Mom, I almost lost the baby." Emma cried to Shirley.

"It's okay, don't think too much. The baby is safe, that's all that matters." Shirley comforted Emma.

After calming Emma down, Shirley turned to Hunter, "Hunter, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell us?"

Hunter replied, "I came back in the afternoon."

Shirley said, "As long as you're back. I'll get Eda to make you something good to eat right away." Hunter said, "Don't bother, let her make something nutritious for Emma." Shirley agreed and immediately called Eda.

Ines spent two days at home, then took Camela back to the Military Base. In the afternoon, she turned on the TV to watch the news and saw a report about Hunter taking over the Galeana Group

again. Ines frowned. He indeed put his business first, immediately throwing himself into work without any rest.

"Izzy, Ethan told you not to watch too much TV before he left. Come play chess with me." Phillip called out, after watching Ines glued to the TV. Ines was unhappy, even when he wasn't around, Ethan still had people watching over her. She was just pregnant, and they wouldn't even let her watch TV.

"Grandpa, I don't know how to play chess. Just let me watch for five more minutes." Ines said.

Phillip frowned and said sternly, "If you don't listen, I'll tell Ethan tonight."

Ines pouted, "You've been close with Ethan lately."

Phillip replied, "It's not about being close but forming a united front. We must take good care of you and the baby. Come here. If you don't know how to play, I'll teach you." Ines reluctantly agreed and went over to play chess with him.

At that moment, the phone next to them started ringing. Ines picked it up and saw that it was Hunter calling. She had no intention of picking up, so she just hung up.

But not long after, the phone started ringing again.

Phillip took a glance at Ines's face and guessed what was going on. "Is it Mr. Galeana calling?" he asked.

Ines nodded. Phillip looked at Ines seriously and said, "Pick it up, let's see what he's got to say."