Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 84

Ethan quickly spotted Ines and couldn't help but frown. He cut through the crowd, casually wrapped his arm around her waist, and brushed away the loose hair on her face.

The swelling on one side of Ines' face was glaringly obvious. His eyes were filled with concern. "Izzy, what happened? Does it hurt? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Ines was deeply moved by his unconditional support and could clearly feel that he was not blaming her for causing a scene in public, but just worried about her injury. She shook her head and smiled, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

She laughed, but the pain in her mouth corner was unbearable, making her gasp. Ethan's eyes turned colder.

Jacob timely walked over, looking at Ines' disarray, couldn't help but frown, his voice still gentle, "Izzy, are you okay?"

Ines slightly curled her lips towards Jacob, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern." As soon as she finished speaking, everyone was a bit stunned, realizing that the usually overlooked Ines carried some clout, as the mayor seemed to favor her a lot. But they never heard that the mayor had a niece.

Then there was only one possibility...

Some people seemed to have caught a whiff of something unusual.

Bella was always carefree and indifferent to everything around her. The moment she saw Luis, she rushed over and hugged him, "grandma, grandpa, she hit me." She pointed to the shocking handprint on her cheek.

Luis, although doting on his granddaughter, understood her character very well. She was always doing as she pleased. It seemed that this time the other party did not want to back down.

What concerned him more at the moment was the identity of the woman in Ethan's arms.

Old Mrs. Dotson did not pamper her granddaughter like her husband Luis did, she sighed, shook her head, and knocked Bella on the head a few times, "You little troublemaker, always stirring up trouble."

Bella was extremely aggrieved and looked pitifully at Old Mrs. Dotson, "Grandma, why are you never on my side?"

"If I were on your side, you would have turned the world upside down." Old Mrs. Dotson said sternly, looking genuinely angry.

Luis ordered a waiter to bring some ice, then apologized to Ethan and Jacob, "Jacob, Ethan, I'm really sorry, I spoiled my granddaughter, she's very willful. I will look into this matter. May I ask who this is?"

The person with the biggest emotional change was Hunter, the poor guy he took for granted, turned out to be of such stature, thinking of how he asked Ines to leave him not long ago, she must have been laughing at him in her heart.

"Ethan, I don't seem to have heard your grandfather mention that you're married." Luis asked, feeling regretful. The two families had a good relationship, and he had watched Ethan grow up. He was always satisfied with his character and abilities. Even if Ethan was thirteen years older than his own granddaughter, he still wanted to match them at this banquet.

It seemed that there was no chance now. Thinking this, his gaze wandered between his own granddaughter and Ines. Both had a look of disarray on their faces, but one was full of anger and grievance, while the other stood tall and clear-eyed, calm and composed, even when her rescuers arrived, she didn't show any sign of triumph, not arrogant or impetuous, just standing there quietly.

Compared to other girls, his own granddaughter had a lot to learn. Ines was the one who was fit to stand by Ethan's side.

"It's been a while, my wife and I never had a wedding." Ethan explained.

Bella looked at Ethan holding Ines all the time, being very loving towards her, she was very upset, and softly called out, "Ethan."

She had always liked Ethan and knew that her grandfather planned to match them at this banquet. She had even dressed up for this, but it didn't earn her a glance from Ethan. Ethan just nodded without any expression, then asked, "Bella, what happened just now?"