Chapter 170


    It took Ines a moment to register the faces in front of her, a smile spreading across her face. "Mom,


    grandpa, what are you guys doing here? Where''s Aaron?" She remembered it was Aaron who took


    her to the hospital, his arm was also injured at the time.


    "Phillip and I rushed over when we got his call. He''s fine, just a minor cut on his arm. The nurse has


    already bandaged it up. I sent him home to change clothes. Don''t worry about him, just focus on


    getting better," Erica said with a smile.


    "Sorry for the trouble."


    "You silly girl, what are you talking about? Why is this troublesome?" Phillip said with a stern face,


    clearly disapproving of her words.


    Ines chuckled and asked, "Mom, I''m not in serious trouble, am I?"


    "Luckily Aaron took some of the hit for you. You lost a lot of blood but with some rest, you''ll be back


    on your feet."


    "Since I''m not in grave danger, let''s not tell Ethan about this just yet. I don''t want him to worry," Ines


    told Erica.


    Erica appreciated Ines'' consideration for Ethan but knew if she hid this from him, he would not take


    it well. "Izzy, you just rest easy. Aaron''s already informed Ethan. He probably knows by now and is


    on his way home."


    "I guess I''m causing him trouble again," Ines said, sounding a bit down.


    "Silly girl, no one wants to get hurt. You had no control over this. Don''t overthink it. I''m here with


    you. If you''re tired, just get some sleep."


    Ines nced out the window, noticing it was already dark. "Grandpa, it''ste. You should go home.


    Mom can stay here with me."


    "I''m fine. You just rest. There''s a family room in this ward, I won''t be tired."


    Seeing Phillip''s determination, Ines didn''t insist. Right now, she was simply too drained to argue.


    Her eyelids felt heavy and she soon drifted off to sleep.


    Phillip stepped out of the room and dialed the chief of police. As soon as the call was connected, he


    started yelling, shaking the receiver with his voice. "What the hell is your police department doing?


    You sent all those officers and still couldn''t handle the situation. A menace was right under your


    noses and you didn''t even realize it. I''m livid! Mr. Chief, maybe you should consider resigning. With


    your leadership skills, who knows how many innocents will suffer?"


    After hearing about the incident, the chief immediately identified Ines and had been on edge since


    early morning. Recognizing the caller, he broke out in a cold sweat. He had always known Phillip


    Meyer had a fiery temper, and today he was experiencing it firsthand. Although Phillip had retired,


    his prestige and influence were still strong, not to mention his son was the mayor and his grandson


    was the CEO of the Meyer Group.


    All these positions were far above what he could handle. If he mishandled this situation, his


    superiors would not let him off the hook.


    "Please calm down, it''s not good for your health to be so angry. You''re right, it''s our negligence. I will


    punish the culprit severely and bring justice to Mrs. Meyer."


    "Now you know to reflect. Why weren''t you more careful when doing your job? Ines was left in such


    a mess because of you. Can your apology make up for that? Do you have any idea the toll surgery


    takes on a person''s body?" If anything major had happened, he would''ve turned the police station


    upside down. What a bunch of ipetents.


    "Yes, you''re right."


    Phillip didn''t bother wasting any more words with him. "Have you caught the culprit?"


    "Yes, he''s currently in custody, waiting for your decision," the chief said, trying to please him.


    "How the criminal is handled is your duty. We have no right to interfere. This is absolutely ridiculous.


    Are we, the Meyer family, some kind of pushover?" Phillip was clearly unimpressed.


    The chief was left breathless by Phillip''s scolding. He felt like everything he said was wrong and


    could only agree, "Yes, yes, you''re right."


    "What''s the criminal''s identity and what grudge does he hold against our Izzy?"


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    "He imed to be an investor of Huner Corporation and lost all his money in their stocks. He took


    his anger out on the office."


    "Absurd. How is this Ines'' fault?"


    Phillip vented his anger on the chief once again, and after a while, hung up the phone.


    Ethan arrived at the hospital around five the next morning. As soon as he got off the ne, he


    rushed to the hospital and ran into Phillip.


    "Is Izzy badly hurt?"


    "She''s okay. Her spleen was almost ruptured. She woke up a while ago but she''s exhausted and fell


    asleep again."


    As soon as Phillip finished speaking, Ethan ran off.


    Watching his retreating figure, Phillip muttered, "You really have some rotten luck. Why can''t you be


    there when the one you love is in trouble? Aaron got there first."


    Standing in the doorway, Ethan watched Ines lying on the hospital bed, looking pale and lifeless.


    The hospital gown made her look even more frail. Ethan stood there, rooted to the spot. His heart


    felt as if it was being tightly squeezed. Each breath he took felt like a pull at his heart, the pain


    gradually spreading throughout his body.


    Luckily, she was okay.


    But, he waste again.


    He wasn''t there for her when she was scared and worried.


    Erica felt a gaze on her and turned to see Ethan standing there, looking stunned. "Ethan, why are


    you standing at the doorway? You''re not scared stiff, are you?"


    Only then did Ethan walk into the room. He nced at Erica, "Mom, you''ve been taking care of Izzy


    all night. Go home and rest, I''ll stay with Izzy."


    Seeing how worn out Ethan was, Erica said with concern, "I''m fine. You just got back from abroad.


    You should go rest. I''m here with Izzy, nothing will happen."