Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 323

Joy hastily wiped away her tears and left. Ines looked at Ethan, puzzled, "Ethan, why did you just let her go? Why didn't you use this opportunity to ask more about what happened back then?"

Ethan replied, "Izzy, you wouldn't want any trouble today either, right? Rita and Zander might not be able to handle this. Let's leave it for later. They're legally married now. If we make a fuss now, it's the Payne family that'll be embarrassed. Besides, she chose to go to jail instead of saying anything back then, do you think she'd spill the beans now?"

Ines said, "Yeah, you're right."

Now she finally understood why Joy had been running around with the construction team for the past few years, rarely staying in B City. She was probably afraid of being recognized by people from her past.

Ethan said, "Let's go out. The wedding is about to start."

Ines came to the wedding in good spirits, but she didn't expect to learn such a thing. When she left, she was far from cheerful. Their seats were specially prepared, close to the stage. After the ceremony, their family would sit at one table.

Since the wedding hadn't started yet, there were only the two of them at the table.

Ethan gently tapped Ines' hand and whispered, "Izzy, cheer up, don't let Rita and Zander notice."

Ines smiled faintly and looked up. Rita and Zander were looking at them, and Jeffery was talking to Joy. He saw Jeffery lift his hand to straighten Joy's hair.

Ines looked at the photo collection of Joy and Jeffery in the video, with captions describing their meeting and falling in love.

They met three years ago, all thanks to a blueprint. They then worked in the same company. Although they had some friction over the blueprint at first, they slowly got together as time went by.

Every photo showed their faces beaming with happiness. Ines had an indescribable feeling in her heart. If their happiness was without lies, that'd be great.

Noticing that Ines was down in the dumps, Ethan started chatting with her, "Izzy, when we get married, let's organize our photos and display them too."

"We don't have many photos." Ines said.

They hadn't known each other for long, so they didn't have many chances to take photos. As they were chatting, the wedding ceremony was proceeding smoothly. Ethan got gradually absorbed, forgetting his conversation with Ines, and Joy's deception.