เข้าสู่ระบบThe 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
Claire's voice came out louder than she intended.She stared at the name on the screen, then lifted her gaze to the overly aristocratic man standing before her. Clinging to the last shred of hope in her heart, she asked, “Is... that really your name?”Damien frowned slightly and looked at her with a hint of suspicion before nodding. “Is there a problem?”Claire swallowed hard.Good heavens.She had actually run into the novel's main villain, Damien Cole.Damien was Ethan's second uncle and the adopted son of the family. In the novel, he was ambitious and ruthless, determined to seize control of the entire corporate empire. After Ethan returned to the wealthy family, Damien hired assassins to kill him three different times, constantly creating obstacles for him. At one point, he even kidnapped the female lead. In the end, Ethan personally sent him to prison.Good heavens.Why was Damien here?Had he already discovered Ethan's existence?Could today's car accident have been arranged
Claire sat on the edge of the bed, smoothing her hair as she stared toward the bathroom.After a while, Ethan came out. Instead of returning to the bedroom immediately, he went to the balcony first to hang up the clothes. When he came back, he sat down on the sofa and looked at his phone.Claire: “...”He never sat on the sofa after showering before. Why was he doing it today?Did he still have work?Claire waited for a while longer, but Ethan still didn't come back.Was he not finished yet?She yawned and scrolled through her phone for a bit. Finally, Ethan set his phone aside and stood up.He walked to the bedside, turned off the light, and slipped under the covers.Claire placed her phone on the nightstand and slowly edged closer to him until she was right beside him. She waited for a while.Ethan still didn't turn into a wolf.Left with no choice, she asked softly, “Honey, do you smell a fragrance?”Ethan didn't answer. His hands were folded calmly over his chest.Claire chuckled







