Chapter 222

Claire looked around the room, her face visibly tight with discomfort. She really hated being here—it reeked of Emma Grace. Her eyes drifted to the cabinet that was shut tight, and then to the couple's rings that Ethan had tossed aside so carelessly. Something heavy sank in her chest. Ring—Ring— "Hello?" she said, her voice rough. "Claire, can you—wait, are you okay?" Ethan asked, clearly picking up on her hoarse tone. "I'm fine. Just… forgot you didn’t come home. I went upstairs to check and didn’t see you." "Silly girl. We'll see each other at the office soon anyway." "Yeah… what did you need?" she asked. "There's a file on my desk in the study. Bring it with you—it’s for a meeting." "Alright, I’m heading out now." "Okay." Well before James Wynn and Andy came in for work, Ethan had already gone through the morning’s paperwork. As soon as they arrived, he went straight into a meeting. By the time Claire got to the office, everyone on the top floor was already in the meeting room. She