登入Claire blinked in surprise. “You bought a car?”“Yeah. Just picked it up today."Ethan opened the passenger door for her.Claire happily climbed into the seat.A large hand reached over and fastened her seatbelt for her. She looked around the interior curiously.“Not bad.”She couldn't really tell the difference between a good car and a bad one, but a brand-new car always looked nice.Ethan watched the smile on her face for a moment before walking around to the driver's side and getting in.Just then, Claire turned her head and saw Sandra coming out. She called out, “Sandra, come with us."“Honey, can you give Sandra a ride home?”Ethan nodded.Claire immediately smiled and looked back at Sandra.Sandragot into the back seat and asked with a grin, “Is this your new car?”Claire replied proudy, “Yes. My husband just bought it.”Sandra had only recently learned that Claire and Ethan were no longer just boyfriend and girlfriend as they were already married.She had been completely shocke
Claire waited for a long time, but Damien never replied.After being threatened by him like that, she decided not to tell Ethan about his identity as the heir of a wealthy family for the time being.She didn't dare take that risk.If that madman Damien really targeted her family, she would be letting down the original owmner of this body. After all, she now had the responsibility to protect that family.As for Ethan…Right now, he posed no threat to Damien, so Damien likely wouldn't make a move against him.More importantly, Ethan was the male lead of the novel.The male lead was the most important character in a story. So how could he possibly die?Realizing this, Claire suddenly felt much calmer.She had been worrying too much earlier and had completely forgotten that Ethan was the protagonist.The villain Damien couldn't possibly kill the male lead.After thinking it through, Claire finally relaxed.Still, she needed to find a way to inform Ethan's grandfather that he had a grands
The elevator doors opened and closed.From inside came a chaotic series of clattering sounds mixed with cries of pain.Ethan, worried about Claire's injuries and the fact that she was home alone, wanted to finish work quickly and head back.He shut down his computer and walked out.Justin and Kyle were also preparing to leave, following on either side of him like bodyguards.Ethan glanced at them but said nothing.When they reached the elevator, they saw it had already stopped on this floor.Ethan pressed the down button.The elevator doors slowly slid open.“Claire, let go! Stop pulling my hair!”“Get up first and I'll let go! If you don't get up, I'll rip out all your hair and make you bald!”Justin and Kyle froze on the spot, feeling as though they had suddenly transmigrated into some bizarre world.Ethan's face darkened.He stepped forward, grabbed Claire, who was currently straddling Emily, and pulled her away.But Claire was still clutching a handful of Emily's hair.With both s
Claire couldn't let Damien realize that she already knew who he really was.This villain actually wanted to use her to get rid of Ethan and clear the path for himself. What made him think she would do something like that?Damien placed the small bag of white powder on the table. “Don't worry about what this is, and don't ask questions. Once it's done, I'll give you ten million.”Claire sneered. “If I'm not mistaken, that thing will harm my husband. More precisely…it will kill him.”“Do you think I'm that stupid? To commit a crime for ten million? Would I even live long enough to spend it?”“And besides…” She raised her chin slightly. “I love my husband very, very, very much. I would never harm him.”Damien raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Claire to remain clear-headed even in the face of ten million.His original plan had indeed been to use this woman to eliminate Ethan, then push all the blame onto her as the scapegoat. But now it seemed he had underestimated Ethan's beautifu
Ethan's words left Claire speechless.She had completely forgotten what she was about to say next. After a long moment, she finally remembered the reason she had started the conversation.“Hehe... yeah. No other man is as self-aware as you, acting like helping out around the house is some huge favor.”“Honey, what kind of person is Dad? Is he as hardworking as you? Has Mom ever mentioned anything about him?”To make it sound more natural, Claire deliberately used Dad instead of Father.Ethan paused in the middle of wiping the dishes. “My mom only said he's a very good person.”Claire scratched her head and continued probing. “What about Dad's side of the family? Like grandparents, uncles, or something like that?”Ethan's eyes darkened slightly. After a moment of silence, he replied, “No.”Claire pursed her lips. Her mother-in-law really hadn’t revealed anything to Ethan.“Honey, do you think it's possible that Dad might actually have very rich relatives?”“You know, like in those nov
Ethan saw the hesitation on her face but didn't press her. He simply waited quietly.Claire hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.“I'm thinking about whether I should go to work tomorrow.”Ethan glanced at her, reached over, and turned off the light before lying down.“Don't go. Ask for leave.”Claire also felt she couldn't ride her bicycle in her current state.Even if she took the subway, she would still have to ride a bike for a while afterward.“Okay. I'll ask my superior for leave.”She paused, then added, “Can you turn the light back on for a moment? I need to take some pictures.”Ethan sat up and switched the light back on.Claire rolled up her pant legs and sleeves, snapped several photos with her phone, and sent them to Manager Holly.Manager Holly hadn't gone to bed yet, she had just finished a phone call.When she saw the miserable-looking photos, she replied.[Don't come to the company this week. Get some rest.]Claire felt that even this stern-faced woman was







