New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 64

Chapter 6 Pull of mystery

"Claite you are here "caine tumed to Adrian sending to greet him before she tumed to cindy, Kayla and Lisa *1 hope we will see each other sou

Claire wared dispiwore to Lisa, Cindy, and Kayla with a hint of amngance before wallone any with Adrian.

Lisa let out an exasperated sigh, feeling a mix of annoyance and frustration. She tumed back to Cindy and Kayla, shaking her head. "Can you believe her! Pretending to act niveleven though she's the sneaky little bitch" Cindy nodded aggreging with Lisa Tren did you and Claire become friends in the first place?"

Lisa sighed as she lean back to the couch recalling the first time she met Claire. "What can I say? She was lost, she was clueless and 1, Lisa bring the nice and caring person decided to be her friend."

sta chimed in, shaking her head in disbelief. "She doesn't know how to say thank you. You are too kond, Lisa

Kayla argued.

"I know, but at least I have a handsome and wealthy fiancée soit kinda paidot." Lisa smiled in satisfaction.

"I were Clake, I will feel guilty in life. She should be thanking you paying you backerat least be nice to poo

Cindy nodded in agreement "Kayla's right (mean Iremembered you told me about that job. How you gave that job to Claire

Lisa smiled sortly maslone her mischievous boughts. "It's line. The past is past. There were so much that happened, and I have made peace with it but I'm not going to be that sometimes it kinda hut. But is not like I will see her again." "True"Cindy and Kayla said sireultaneously

Keylo, always curious and observant, couldn't help but ask about Claire. "So, is, is it just me or does Claire looked different earlier, Lake her dress, her vibe and even hermakeup look so different."

biscuit. "Yes! I noticed it

last time I saw her,

shrugged nonchalantly, "I'm not

earliest feels like she's on the hunt for rich guys, you know, like that guy earlier." Kayla's face contorted in disgust. "Ugh, seriously? Claire's always been about the money, hasn't she? Is she pretending to be innocent all these years Lisa smirked bowingly "Very much so. The can be quite cheap

at the circumstances when Claine's methods were mentioned,

charms to get what she wants," Kayla remarked, shaking her head in

it's her life. We're

they proceeded to chat about Claire and

gossip concerning Claire

Adrian and Claire sected into the cozy privacy of their reserved room at the cafe, the ambient lighting casting a warm glow around them. Adrian, intrigued by an earlier encounter, couldn't resist bringing up the tople as they waited for the waiter

"Oh, far from it. They're not what I would call friends," she

typically one to pry into others' affairs, found himself drawn to Claire's

Full of

smirk. "And what makes you to curious about my acquaintances,

eyes feed on Claire. "I suppose I'm just intrigued by you. You seem like someone who holds

You're not wrong. I do

momentarily as the waiter arrived, presenting them with menus. Claire glanced over the options, her mind couldn't help wondering why Adrianimited her to

to offer for lunch out of the blue? Claire shifted the focus of the conversation, genuinely curious about the man sitting oss

wanted to maintain a good relationship with

Adrian chuckled. "I guess you could say the apple don't fall far from the tree. My family has always been business oriented, but I assure you that this hunch doesn't have any business related. I just want to maintain a

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Adrian

flowed smoothly as they enjoyed their meal. As the lunch progressed, Adrian couldn't help but admite Claire's wit and chann, appreciating the moments they