New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 The Article

Alex is currently in the meeting

groom focusing his attention on the team who is presenting

Just as the presenter launched into the next slide, Alex's phone rang loudly, breaking the concentration of everyone in the room.

"Please continue without me.'

Apologizing, Alex excused himself and stepped out of the meeting to answer the call. His annoyance was evident in his voice as he greeted his father on the other end of the line #Dad, w what's u

's up?" Alex asked, trying to keep his tone calm despite the interruption.

His father wasted no time with pleasantries. "Alex, I need to talk to you about your marriage."

Alex pinched the bridge of his nose, anticipating the conversation that was about to unfold. His father's booming voice echoed through the phone, causing Alex to hold it away from his ear slightly. "Dad, can we not do this now? I'm in the middle of an important meeting." Alex interjected, hoping to steer the conversation away from his personal life.

But his father was relentless. "Your grandfather wouldn't be happy about this, Alex. It was his dying wish for you to marry Claire"

Alex sighed, his frustration mounting "Dad, Grandfather's gone. And I never loved Claire. I married her because of Grandfather, not because I wanted to."

There was a heavy silence on the line as Alex's words sank in. It was Alex who finally broke the silence, wanting to know how his father had found out about the divorce.

"How did you even know, Dad? Mum promised she wouldn't say anything," Alex said, referencing the agreement to keep their family matters private.

His father hesitated before admitting, "I saw it in an article this morning."

Alex's brow furrowed in confusion. "An article? What are you talking about?"

His father quickly sent him the link to the news article, and Alex opened it on his phone. The headline confirmed his fears - news of his divorce from Claire was circulating, and it was making headlines.

"But who would leak this? It's supposed to be private," Alex muttered to himself as he scanned the article.

to Claire. She was one of the few people who knew about the divorce, including Lisa, but Lisa wouldn't do such a thing especially when she had just healed from her sickness and the only one who could possibly do this is

Alex asked

father replied, echoing

their privacy, and Alex had taken

I know this is

published this. On the good side, there is no photo of the two of you.

I need to confront Claire

when it

his son. It comes in

went directly to voicemail He just remembered that Claire block his number,

only thing Alex can do is

waiting for him with a troubled expression, "Why didn't you join the meeting?"

before replying, "I had a phone call with my dad.

nodded. "Is everything

"Not really."

scaring me.

and it's anonymous. I

frowned, surprised by

Have you spoken to

shook his head. "No, I haven't. But I know this is her

H

a kind and genuine person. It's hard to imagine

think this is her doing. Claire would

investigate this before accusing Claire of

I do

the article. I'll handle that part. Meanwhile, try to find out who published it and how they got

sighed again, feeling the weight of the situation.

patted his shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry, Alex. We'll get to the bottom

too tired to argue with Christian, so he just go with his direction even

removed. He contacted the publication and requested they take it