Chapter 63

"Knock knock—" "Come in." Ethan replied out of habit without even looking up. "Mr. Hunt, I'm afraid I'm not cut out for the assistant position since I just started," Claire said, her voice soft and sweet. The moment he heard her voice, Ethan's head snapped up. "Come, have a seat in front of me," he gestured for her to sit down. "If I say you can do it, then you can. Don't stress about it. James will still handle the important stuff for now. You just follow Andy and start with the easy tasks," Ethan said gently, his tone unusually kind. The truth was, giving Claire the assistant job was purely selfish—this way, he could keep her close. Business trips, events... wherever he went, she could follow. More importantly, she'd always be within sight. At this point, Ethan had already started treating Claire like she was Lily. He spoke to her tenderly, looked after her with care. If he had given even a fraction of this warmth to Emma, maybe their marriage wouldn't be such a mess. But reality doe