Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 169

On the way, Ines kept frowning, her lips moving as if she was saying something. Aaron leaned over and listened for a long time before he could barely hear what she was saying. "Ethan, don't worry, I'll be fine, I won't leave you."

She kept repeating this sentence.

Aaron was stiff, his emotions a tangled mess. He watched Ines' pale face without blinking. Even at this point, all she thought about was Ethan, afraid of making him worry.

Should he really stop meddling in their relationship?

When they got to the hospital, everything was prepared. With the help of several medical staff, Ines was quickly taken into the operating room.

Aaron sat at the door, pale and distraught trying to grab something but couldn't. It was as if he was back to that year in his memory, sitting and waiting, only to be met with the doctor's helpless reply.

He suddenly felt useless. He knew that today would be chaotic, he was right by her side, but he still let this accident happen to her.

When Erica and Phillip arrived, Ines hadn't come out of the operating room yet. Only Aaron was sitting at the door. Phillip asked anxiously, "How's Izzy?"

Aaron looked up, glanced at Phillip, and said with a pale face, "The doctors are still operating, we don’t know the details yet.” Erica immediately noticed the blood on Aaron, patches of it, glaringly red. Her body trembled involuntarily, and she couldn't help but think of Beasley and Leila, who had already passed away. She didn't know what Ethan would do if another accident happened. Ethan had finally found someone.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

"What exactly happened? She was fine when she left the Meyer Mansion yesterday, how did this happen today?"

"It's about the Huner Corporation. They're a client of our firm. The news of their stock crash and bankruptcy caused public panic. This morning, many people surrounded the firm's entrance. The police were called to disperse the crowd. When we came out, the rioters were gone, but a man suddenly rushed out from behind and stabbed Ines." Aaron explained.

Erica had also heard about the Huner Corporation. It was currently the biggest financial fraud scandal in the country, but she didn't expect it to involve Ines.

"Oh, poor Izzy, always encountering such disasters, it's like a bolt from the blue." Phillip sighed deeply.

"Is Izzy seriously injured?"

"I don't know, just that she lost a lot of blood."

Erica swayed. Phillip held her shoulder to steady her, "Don't panic; let's see the situation."

Erica gave a weak smile and a slight nod, struggling to say a word, "Ok."

After a pause, Erica asked Aaron, "Did you tell Ethan about this?"

"I called, but Lucas picked up. I told him to notify Ethan immediately." Aaron said emotionlessly.

Erica looked deeply at Aaron, and then said nothing more, she had no mood to explore anything at the moment.

Half an hour later, the operation room light went out, the doctor came out. Aaron immediately stood up, walked over to the doctor, and asked anxiously, "Doctor, how's the patient?" The doctor took off

his mask, his brows relaxed, and he smiled slightly, "We were lucky to complete the surgery. The patient is now out of the danger zone. If the stab had been a bit deeper, her spleen would have ruptured. Luckily, an external force blocked the knife. Now it's just a spleen injury, plus a lot of blood loss leading to unconsciousness. After a period of rest, she should be fine. Her anesthesia is still in effect, she should wake up in a couple of hours."

Hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially Aaron, his eyes slowly lighting up.

Thank God, no accidents happened.

Just as the doctor finished speaking, a few nurses wheeled Ines out. Erica looked at her pale face, and her heart ached. Seeing her injured like this, was unbearable.

After seeing that Ines was okay, Erica remembered the wound on Aaron's arm and immediately found a nurse to help with the bandaging.

"I'm fine." Aaron just wanted to see Ines, he didn't want to waste time here.

"Aaron, let the nurse disinfect and bandage your wound. It'll heal faster."

In the end, Aaron had to sit in the chair and let the nurse bandage him.

After the bandaging, Erica said to Aaron, "Aaron, Izzy won't wake up for a while, you should go home. Phillip and I will be here."

"I want to wait for Izzy to wake up." Aaron looked towards Ines in the ward, his eyes filled with longing and reluctance, he didn't want to leave.

Erica naturally saw his look and said sternly, "Aaron, I don't know how you and Izzy met, and what kind of involvement you had before. But she is married to Ethan now. Izzy just had surgery, and needs someone to take care of her. It's not appropriate for you to stay here. Besides, you're

covered in blood. You should go home, clean up, change your clothes. When Izzy wakes up, I'll notify you. Then you can come and see her."

A bitter smile appeared on Aaron's face. He glanced at Ines, who was sleeping, and he finally left.

Watching Aaron's lonely figure, Erica couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

Phillip wasn't a fool either. He saw the way Aaron looked at Ines and understood. He shook his head, "What's going on with Ethan and Aaron? Is it because they grew up together that they have such similar tastes in women? They always fall for the same person. The resentment that finally faded over the years because of Leila is probably going to start again."

"It's such a tragic relationship."

Ines woke up two hours later. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the white ceiling. Her consciousness slowly returned, and the scenes from not long ago flashed in her mind. Then a sharp pain came from her abdomen.

"Izzy, you’re awake?" Erica looked at Ines with surprise and delight.