Chapter 260
You probably got the lowdown from Ss by now. Shirley threw down some terms, wanting you out
of the Galeana family. She and Emma wanted a legit spot in our family, I was backed into a corner
and had to make a cruel call.
Sweetheart, I always believed in you. I was just too weak, so you had to shoulder the crap that you
weren’t supposed to. You had to go solo and leave your hometown. I knew your aunts and uncles
would look after you, so I didn’t dare to set foot in B City, scared that I’d lose it the moment I saw
you. I have no clue what kind of mess you got tangled up in, the unknown freaks me out. All I could
do was to get you out of A City, hoping you could have a good life elsewhere.
The words on the paper didn’t make much sense, Ines was just writing down whatever popped into
her head. She was in deep pain, tears streaming down uncontrobly.
I let your mother down, and I let you down. I''m officially saying sorry. I wanted to be a good
husband, but life''s a bitch. I wanted to be a good dad, but I flunked it, I failed to make your and
Emma’s life beautiful.
Looking back, my self-proimed sess in life was nothing. I let too many people down,
especially the people I loved the most. I used to think Shirley was just a penny pincher, but boy was
I wrong! This woman''s heart was ck. We had a hell of a fight after she saw my will. That''s when I
found out that nothing happened between us that night, she lied! She even altered Emma''s birth
date. She was up to no good since she arrived in A City, besides barging into our ce, she
engineered all sorts of chances to run into your mom, even showed her pictures of my every visit to
Emma.
I guess your mom was waiting for an exnation from me all this while. But I didn’t make a move,
and she lost hope, choosing to leave in such a way.
Baby, your dad was a stubborn fool, always aiming for the top. But once I got there, I realized it was
lonely as hell. I lost the people I loved, the person who was supposed to be by my side.
I’m not trying to justify myself by saying all this. I just had these words bottled up for too long and it
was suffocating. So, I’m letting it out this way, because I want to tell you, I always loved you. In fact,
when I found out I had lung cancer, I wasn’t sad or anything. I was relieved because I could finally
go find your mom, without being seen as weak or pitied. That''s why I initially refused treatment.
The only thing I couldn''t let go of was you and Emma. Just as I was about to fetch you from B City,
you came back on your own.
On top of that, you got hitched. Back then, I was super anxious, scared that you’d end up with a
good-for-nothing like me. Luckily, Ethan turned out to be a trustworthy guy.
Hope lit up my heart again. I wanted to see if you could stay happy, so I agreed to go to the States
for treatment.
When I heard the news that you and Emma were both expecting, I was euphoric! I couldn''t wait to
see my grandkids being born, to hear them call me "grandpa". You and Emma are like a mirror
reflecting me, showing both my good and bad sides. Emma reminded me of my younger self,
feeling inferior and always ready to fight whenever her background was brought up. And you, you’re
confident, more like me when I was on top of my game.
You believe you can get whatever you want by working hard, nothing can stop you.
But Emma, she’s a tough cookie too. She almost lost her legs in the car ident, yet she braved
through the rehab that even men can’t handle and stood up again. I don’t ask for much, if Emma
can turn over a new leaf, not being swayed or provoked by Shirley, I hope you can give her another
chance. I don’t expect you guys to get along, but please don’t fight among yourselves, I don’t want
to see that happening. Of course, if she continues to stray, you do what you gotta do. I won’t me
you.
Ines trembled as she turned to another piece of paper. There wasn’t much written on it, just a few
lines.
I regret it. If I’d known I couldn''t be a good husband, I wouldn’t have chased after your mother, such
a beautiful woman. But I don’t regret bringing Emma into my life. No matter whether her mother was
the one I loved, she’s ultimately my daughter. I couldn’t stay indifferent knowing she exists, I just
couldn’t!
It was already 1 a.m. when Ethan came out of the study. He thought Ines was asleep, but instead
found her muffling her sobs with a nket, tears streaming down her face, panting and on the verge
of passing out.
He saw the ck notebook on the floor and immediately guessed that her breakdown was rted
to its contents. He rushed over and pulled her into his arms, "Izzy, it''s okay, it''s okay."
Ines clung to Ethan tightly, her heart aching so much it was hard to breathe.
"Ethan, my dad said, he always believed in me. He was also trying to find evidence, but he wasn''t
strong enough, he couldn''t find the evidence. But he believed me, he actually believed me. I always
thought he didn''t believe me…"
Ines was losing control, but Ethan understood her, "Yeah, I got it. He did believe in you, he believed
in you."
"I should have forgiven him sooner. He told me he lost the will to live after my mom died, but he
couldn''t let me go." She, too, didn''t realize he was in so much pain. If she had known, she wouldContent held by N?velDrama.Org.
have forgiven him sooner. She would have apanied him during hisst days, instead of letting
him go abroad for treatment alone, and die alone in a foreignnd.
"He told me he wanted to grow the Galeana Group just so he could be stronger, so he could
protect me when problems arose, instead of making me leave my hometown and bear the unjust."
"He told me he loved my mom. He loved her, deeper than he had ever imagined."
As Ines rambled on, Ethan didn''t interrupt her. Instead, he gently patted her back, offering silent
comfort and support. "Izzy, calm down, take a deep breath. You''re too worked up right now."