Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts novel Chapter 409

In the dead of night, Ines felt Ethan's arms tightly wrapped around her waist, causing her discomfort. As she gradually woke up and turned on the bedside lamp, she saw Ethan's forehead covered in cold sweat - clearly, he was having a nightmare.

"Ethan, wake up, are you having a bad dream?" Ines nudged Ethan lightly with her elbow.

There was no response from Ethan, who was still deeply immersed in his nightmare. Ines was tightly bound by him and couldn't move. All she could do was bite Ethan's chin lightly and raise her voice, "Ethan, wake up. It's just a nightmare."

Ethan still didn't respond, and his sleep talking was in bits and pieces, but Ines could hear everything clearly. "No, Leila...Don't...leave."

Ines' heart tightened instantly, and she lost all her strength. This man was actually calling out another woman's name while he was holding her. If Leila didn't leave, there wouldn't be a place for her by his side. Ines couldn't control her tears, and she started sobbing quietly.

After a while, Ethan suddenly woke up. His head was splitting, and his throat felt scratchy. The nightmare he just had kept replaying in his mind. He dreamt that Leila was still alive and had returned, and she was standing on the edge of a cliff with Ines, forcing him to choose between them. He ended up choosing Ines, but Leila jumped off the cliff with Ines.

He reached out to touch the spot next to him out of habit, only to find that it was cold. Clearly, Ines had been up for a while.

He checked the time and saw that it was only four-thirty in the morning. Normally, Ines would still be sound asleep at this time. Ethan was a bit uneasy. He called out Ines' name a few times but didn't get a response, so he got up to look for her.

As he was about to leave the bedroom, Ines walked in. He noticed that she looked terrible, and her eyes were filled with a complicated expression when she looked at him.

"Izzy, why are you up so early?"

Ines' gaze at Ethan was somewhat mocking, and her tone was very unpleasant. "If I didn't get up early, I wouldn't know what you've been up to behind my back these past few days."

Ines had never used this tone with him before, and Ethan furrowed his brows slightly. "Izzy, what's wrong? Speak your mind. I don't like the way you're talking."

"You don’t like it? Well, bear with it then." As Ines spoke, she raised the thing in her hand high in the air and slammed it down hard on Ethan's head.

He didn't catch it in time, and the thing scattered on the ground. He bent down to pick it up and saw that it was the DNA report he had brought back from the hospital tonight.

Before he had a chance to react, Ines quickly followed up with another question. "Ethan, don't tell me these two reports have nothing to do with me."