Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 270

"You'd better keep your word, Ethan. If I find out you're backpedaling, you'll be in hot water!" Ines warned, shooting him a stern look.

Ethan felt a pang of unfairness. This girl didn't want to handle Phillip and dumped the problem on him. So, he helped out, and now she was not pleased and started questioning his way of handling things.

"Izzy, you're becoming more and more bossy." Ethan said, a mix of helplessness and amusement in his voice.

Ines just scoffed, "I'm just trying to get a feel for how to be a badass boss."

Ethan couldn't help but laugh, "You've got quite an imagination."

Because it was time to start preparing the meal, Ethan nudged Ines out of the kitchen. To prevent the smoke from choking her, he closed the kitchen door. Ines took off her shoes and laid down on the couch, not bothering to turn on the TV. She just quietly gazed at the ceiling with a satisfied smile.

Ethan cooked two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

Ines was very satisfied with the meal. After she finished, she lounged on the couch, patting her noticeably rounder belly and said, "You two definitely take after your godmother. All foodies!"

After cleaning up the dishes. Ethan looked at Ines, who was sprawled lazily on the couch, and couldn't resist reaching out his hand, grinning, " Mr. Meyer formally invites you to take a walk with him. Would you do him the honor?"

Ines gently placed her hand in his, "Seeing as Mr. Meyer has been on his best behavior lately, I accept."

Ethan pulled Ines up. The neighborhood was well landscaped, so they didn't walk far. They just strolled around hand in hand for a bit before they stopped at some exercise equipment. Ines sat down on a bench, chin in hand, watching Ethan use the exercise equipment.

She finally remembered. The gym at home had been converted into Camela's bedroom, and Ethan hadn't had the time to work out at night recently.

"Ethan, when will our house be ready?" Ines asked.

"It should be done soon, but we can't move in right away. There will be harmful materials inside that need some time to dissipate." Ethan said.

"You haven't been working out recently. Will your physical condition decline?" Ines asked.

Ethan laughed, stepping down from the parallel bars and wrapping his arm around her, "No, I've only not been working out these past few days. It won't have an impact."

After they had walked around a bit more, they returned home. Ines felt much more comfortable compared to after dinner, although her legs were a bit sore. She held onto Ethan as they walked home. After taking a shower, Ethan pulled a book off the shelf and said he wanted to do some prenatal education for their children. When Ines glanced at the book, she couldn't help laughing. The book Ethan had chosen wasn't a storybook, but a fun economics book that used simple examples to explain complicated economic principles.

"Ethan, let's forget about this book. We'll buy some suitable storybooks for them later. The one you have is too complicated and not suitable for them." Ines said.

Ethan had a different opinion, "Whether they can understand or not is not important. We just want them to get familiar with some basic concepts. The future of the Meyer family and the Galeana family needs them to carry on."

Hearing this, Ines also felt the pressure. Their families were indeed short-handed, and their children were their biggest hope.

"That's true." Ines answered.

"Therefore, we must start training them now. Otherwise, if they lack talent in the future, it would be a disgrace." Ethan looked very serious, his sincerity genuine.

Ines didn't say anything more, letting him do as he pleased.

Ethan began, "Today, I'm going to teach you the first chapter, Rational Economic Man. It is a basic assumption in economics." But Ethan was not good at telling stories, especially when he was holding an economics book, even a fun one. The way he spoke made it sound completely different. Ines couldn't help but laugh, but every time she saw his serious face, she had to hold back her laughter and curled up quietly in his arms.

In the end, she fell asleep without realizing it. Little did Ines know, Shirley had left a trap for her.

The next day, she was awakened by Ethan making a phone call, "Get someone to buy that magazine ASAP."

After saying this, Ethan quickly hung up the phone. Ines looked at him with confusion, "What's got you so worked up this early? What happened?"

Ethan said, "Shirley exposed your past. It's already made the papers. I've sent people to retrieve them, but it's too late. Some have already been distributed. Hopefully, we can still control the situation." Ethan's face was dark. He had already warned the newspapers and magazines, but they didn't take him seriously.

Ines had never seen Ethan like this. Seeing his face, she knew the situation was serious, and she couldn't help but frown. Shirley was truly despicable. She ran away but still caused trouble for her.

This was purely disturbing her peace.

Just as Ines was about to speak, Ethan's phone rang again. He growled into the phone, "I don't want to hear your excuses. If you can't even manage your own staff, what's the point of being a CEO. You'd better leave soon and stop making a fool of yourself." Ethan hung up directly after speaking.

Ines saw his clenched fists and pulled his hand over, patting it lightly, "Which magazine was it?" "Sunny Day Magazine, a magazine that specializes in digging into celebrities' private lives. Most of their reports are about celebrities' love lives. They have no professional ethics and like to overstate things. They have a bad reputation in A City, and most of their peers don't like them. But their reports appeal to women, so they're doing well in A City." Ethan said.

"What just happened?" Ines asked.

"The CEO of Sunny Day Magazine rang up, saying that their new editor-in-chief made some unilateral decisions just to one-up the other editor." Ethan said.

The magazine was now all over the place. The CEO stormed into the office and gave both editors a dressing down, "Look at the mess you've made. I've told you before, some people you just can't mess with. If you want to stir up trouble, then go ahead, but don't drag me into it."

One of the editors couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. The magazine operated a dual-editor system, each leading their own team, for the sake of healthy competition and to push the company forward.

He glared at the guy across from him, "All this crap is your doing. Have you lost your mind? How could you go ahead and publish news about that girl?"Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

"Is this Ines really that big of a deal? She's just the chairman of the Galeana Group, isn't she? What's so special about that?" The other guy said nonchalantly. On hearing this, the CEO, in a fit of rage, hurled a cup at his head, yelling, "Why on earth did I let someone like you become an editor? You can't even be bothered to check out people's background before making decisions."