Chapter 146


    When they got back to the apartment, they found Ss pacing anxiously near the entrance, looking


    like he had been waiting for them. The moment they appeared, he rushed over.


    "Ms. Galeana, Mr. Meyer, you''re finally back. I''ve been waiting forever," Ss blurted out, clearly


    agitated.


    Ines was in a foul mood and didn''t have the patience to deal with Ss. She asked in a low voice,


    "What are you doing here?"


    "Ms. Galeana, I need to talk to you."


    Ethan felt a pang of anxiety, guessing what might being. But judging from Ss''s tone, it


    couldn''t be as bad as he imagined.


    Annoyed, Ines retorted, "I''ve got nothing to say to you. Get out of our way."


    It was then that Ss noticed the bandages on Ethan''s arm and the rolled-up sleeve on Ines''s arm,


    revealing minor scrapes. He couldn''t help but ask, "What happened to you guys?"


    Ethan shot Ss a disgruntled look. He thought he had made himself clearst time, but here Ss


    was, still bothering Ines. "Just a minor mishap, Ss. If it''s not something really important, you


    should leave."


    Ethan stressed the word "important", and Ss got the hint. But his news was indeed urgent. Hunter


    had gone through several rounds of chemotherapy; not only was it excruciating, but it was also


    completely useless.


    So, he had decided to stop all treatments and simply wait for death, and Ss couldn''t talk him out


    of it.


    "Ms. Galeana, the chairman is sick," Ss blurted out, ignoring Ethan''s attempt to deflect him.


    Ines stiffened, then snorted at Ss, "So he should go to the hospital. I''m not a doctor. What''s the


    point of telling me?"


    "The chairman refuses to ept any treatment. I can''t convince him," Ss said, clearly upset.


    "And you think I can? I''ve cut ties with him. Please leave. Don''t bother me anymore," Ines snapped


    back.


    "Ms. Galeana, there''s no such grudge between a father and daughter. It wasn''t entirely his fault; he


    had to cut ties with you. After the car ident, the doctors determined that Emma would be


    disabled for life. Shirley wanted to sue you. If the chairman hadn''t intervened, you would probably


    be in jail," Ss exined.


    "I said I didn''t do it, didn''t need his help, and wasn''t scared to go to jail. Why did you all make


    decisions for me without asking me, leaving me with such a stain on my reputation?"


    All Ethan could do was wrap his uninjured arm around her, trying to calm her down. "Izzy, don''t get


    worked up."


    "Ms., no parent wants their child to go to jail. You had just graduated from college. If you went to jail,


    your future would be ruined. How could the chairman let it happen? His decision hurt him as much


    as it hurt you. He watched you grow up as a child; his love for you is real."


    Ines didn''t want to listen to Ss defend Hunter. Even if he had difficulties when he cut ties with her,


    he brought his mistress and daughter to A City, and that led to her mother''s death, which was


    unforgivable.


    "Ss, you better stop talking."


    But Ss ignored Ines''s impatience and continued, "Miss, we wanted to believe you too, but the


    experts determined from the scene that it was your car that hit Miss Emma''s. Her car had already


    backed up, but there was nowhere to go, so that''s why the ident happened."


    Ethan lowered his eyes. He knew what Ss was saying. The official report did say that Ines''s car


    deliberately hit Emma''s.


    He had checked the experts'' credentials. They were renowned domestic authorities whose findings


    could serve as legal evidence. Unfortunately, Ines''s car had exploded, leaving no clues.


    "I don''t believe it. What kind of experts are they? They didn''t even thoroughly investigate the


    incident; just based on some traces, they determined it was me." Ines''s lips trembled. She vaguely


    recalled something: she did drive her car towards Emma.


    She always thought she wouldn''t be capable of such a malicious act, but the truth was right in front


    of her, which she found hard to ept. "Ms. Ines, it''s all in the past. The chairman and Shirley


    signed an agreement that they can''t sue you in this life, so let''s not think about it. I just hope you


    can persuade him considering the circumstances."


    After a pause, Ss added, "There''s something else you should know. His marriage to Shirley was


    one of the conditions at that time. Shirley and her daughter could never have entered the Galeana


    family without your situation."


    Ethan was taken aback, not expecting this. "What''s the difference between admitting them into the


    Galeana family or not? Didn''t he bring them to the City anyway? What''s the difference between


    keeping them at home or outside? Everyone knows the chairman of the Galeana Group has an


    illegitimate daughter. Admitting their identity is probably his long-standing wish, so he schemed and


    dared to say it was for my protection. What a hypocrite."


    Ss sighed helplessly: "Ms. Ines, your prejudice against the chairman is too deep. Maybe he''s not


    a good husband, but he''s a good father. He''s done a lot for you and Miss Emma. I''ve been with him


    for many years. I know this better than anyone."


    "I don''t want to hear it anymore. Just go," Ines waved, signaling him to leave.


    "Ms. Ines, Hunter''s health is going down the tubes." Ss once again brought up Hunter''s condition,


    knowing he''d catch hell for itter but feeling it was necessary. He had been a nobody once, and


    Hunter lifted him up all the way. He''d been by Hunter''s side for decades and just couldn''t stand by


    and watch his health go to hell in a handbasket, especially knowing he may never receive his


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