Broken Memories, Intertwined Hearts

Chapter 253

Shirley froze, then lunged at Silas like a madwoman, "You dare to hit me? We're going to fight to the death."

Ines massaged her temples, and Ethan frowned. Silas, caught off guard, got a scratch on his face from Shirley's nails, but he quickly grabbed her arms, disabling her.

Ines, unaccustomed to such violent scuffles, watched as Shirley, with a twisted expression, started kicking Silas since her hands were restrained. Soon, Silas's pants were covered in footprints.

Unable to bear the sight, Ines turned to the nearby servants, "You guys, come over and take her to her room. She's acting like a rabid animal."

The servants hesitated to step forward. Silas couldn't hold back anymore, "You lot, come and take her away."

Silas had always been the housekeeper of the Galeana family. Despite his temporary departure, his authority remained. With some hesitation, the servants obeyed Silas.

Shirley glared at them, "Don't you dare, I'm the mistress of this house. If you dare, get lost."

"The will was clear. This property is now Ms. Emma's, and it has nothing to do with you. You can stay here only if Ms. Emma agrees. If she doesn't, you should leave," said Silas.

"Ridiculous! I'm her mother. How could she kick me out?" gloated Shirley. Then she turned to Emma, "Emma, hurry up and kick them out. You're the boss now."

Emma didn't even bat an eyelid. Aiden glanced at her but said nothing.

"Emma, I'm talking to you. Are you deaf? You don't listen to me now?" shouted Shirley.

Emma was just experiencing a throbbing headache and didn't want to deal with Shirley. She had never thought deeply about many things before, always assuming that her mother should want the best for her.

But now thinking about it, she realized that she had been completely misguided. Everything her mother did was for herself.

Shirley was escorted to a room by a few servants and locked up. She continued to curse inside, but thanks to the soundproofing of the house, peace was finally restored.

Silas dusted off his pants and apologized to the lawyer, "Sorry you had to see this."

The lawyer shook his head, "I've seen a lot of this in my line of work. There's always someone unsatisfied with the inheritance."

Silas nodded.

The lawyer handed out some documents for them to review. If there were no issues, they could sign and he would handle the procedures.

When the lawyer presented the documents to Emma, she frowned but didn't take them. Silas glanced at her, "Ms. Emma, you were originally given 5% of the shares by the chairman, and Jasmine 10%, which you were to manage.

So, in fact, you got 15%. However, the will was lost. You can't blame your father. He really cared for you two. It was just an unfortunate accident."

Ines also glanced at Emma, noticing her off mental state and wondering what had upset her.

Aiden gently patted Emma's hand, "Emma, sign it."

Emma was momentarily stunned but still made no move.

Silas sighed deeply, "If you don't want to accept these assets, you can tell the lawyer. He will take care of the procedures."

Upon hearing this, Emma finally looked up, took the documents, and signed them.

Silas breathed a sigh of relief. Hunter loved his daughter dearly, and he didn't want to force her to do anything.

Emma lifted her head and calmly said, "Silas, I have no objections to this allotment. I was just thinking about some things." What she received far exceeded her expectations. Her current assets were enough to support her and Jasmine. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Silas was slightly taken aback. He didn't understand why she suddenly became so understanding; she usually showed some discontentment at times like this. Patting her shoulder, Silas said, "I'm glad you feel that way. Your father was good to you. If you need my help, just let me know. Your mother's been unstable lately. Be careful and protect yourself and your child."

Emma nodded, "Don't worry, I'll go to the company during the day and come home at night."

Seeing Shirley's erratic antics earlier, Aiden suggested to Emma, "We should move back home for a while."

Emma smiled, "No, I'll stay in my own house. If your mom impulsively shoves me again, I may not be so lucky."

Aiden's face darkened at Emma's public remarks, and he said flatly, "Suit yourself then."

Although Silas didn't like Aiden, he felt better knowing Emma had someone to take care of her. So, he told Aiden, "You should stay here for a few days, until Shirley calms down."

Aiden nodded.

Seeing that the documents were signed, the lawyer handed out his business cards in case they had any questions, then left. Ines and Ethan were also about to leave when Silas pulled out a black notebook from his bag and handed it to Ines, "Ms. Ines, I found this while sorting your father's belongings. He kept it with him in his briefcase during his last days, always writing something in it when he had the time. I guess it might be his words to you. You can check what he wrote."

Ines was slightly shaken and took the notebook, "Is this his diary?"

Silas shook his head, "Nah, he didn't have the habit of keeping a diary. He wrote this when he realized his time was running out. It's probably stuff he couldn't bring himself to say out loud." Ines took it and left with Ethan. Checking the time, they realized it was getting late. They decided to ditch work and instead planned to take Rita and Zander to see Hunter.