Chapter 234
Ines couldn''t think of anything else, and stumbled into the hospital room with Ethan half-hugging her
waist, afraid she might identally 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 ced 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 Ss 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 shed 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 rm 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 nkly at Hunter, looked at his face, Which usually made her very
irritable. Now hey 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 nkly at Hunter, at the face that usually annoyed her so much. Now
hey there quietly. He would never yell at her again, never call her in that fierce tone.
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 yourpany? 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, herst 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 be stronger and protect Jasmine with me." It was
clear Emma couldn''t ept 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 ssmates always made fun of me. It wasn''t
untilter that I found out my real dad was a very powerful man, the CEO of apany, living in a
mansion. The first time I saw him, I was so excited I couldn''t sleep..."
Shirley stood behind Emma, gently ced 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."
Ss 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.
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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."