New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 74

Chapter 74 Revisit your own past

Clatest at her desk, a swirl of conflicting emotions clouding her mind, she had promised herself to stay away from anything related to Alexander Harris, yet here she wm, ristangled in a situation she had vowed to avoid. The memory of her own words, wishing to see Alex regret marrying Lisa, felt like a distant echo now.

Witha fustrated groan, Claire buried her head in beras on the table, trying to multle her distress. The sudden sound of the door busting open.

"Are you okay, Claire? Matthew's voice held gemine concern as he appenarbed her

chaine still living her head barled, her voice slightly muffled as she replied. "I'm okay."

Matthew raised an eyebrow, not convinced. "I can't bear you with your face buried like that," he teased gently.

Claire lifted her head and repeated, "I said I'm okay."

arked with

Matthew studied her expression, a kusowing, smlik playing on his laps. "You're definitely not okay," he remarked with a hint of amusement.

He placed the files Claire had asked him to find on her desk "Here are the tiles you needed."

Taking a deep breath, Claire looked at Matthew with a mixture of frustration and confusion. "Am I stupid?" she began, her voice tinged with self-doubt. Matthew shook his head. "No, Claire."

"Am I crazy then?" catre continued; her tone filled with exasperation.

Again, Matthew shook his head. "You're not etary either."

maintained his composure, urging her to calm down. "Take a deep breath, Claire, 1t's going to be okay." But Claire couldn't quell her inner turmoil. "I'm such a impocrite," she

remember vowing to myself to stay

related to Alex, and yet here I am, tangled in all of

his gaze thoughtful. "Why did you do

and frustration evident on

firm. "You need to find the answer before diving into something like this. If you don't want to do it,

she repeated his words, "Thanks, Mr.

serious. "I mean it, Claire, just think about it before making any decisions. The rest

leaving her alone with her swirling thoughts. She leaned back in her chair, feeling the weight of indecision

was quiet, offering her a moment of solitude to reflect. Claire's mind drifted to the events of the past few days, the unexpected turn of events that had brought Alexback into her life in a way she

files scattered on her desk, Claire stood up and

down, staring at the files in her hands,

was chewhere.

was a nagging uncertainty, claire wrestled with her own feelings, tom between her past promises

Clair lay on the couch, lost in her thoughts. She knew she needed to make a decision, one that could have far-reaching consequences. Michael's words from the previous day echoed in her thoughts. He was like a father figure to her, and the concern in his voice had struck a chord deep within her. "They treated me well," Claice muttered to herself, thinking of the Harris family that

family.

by her phone ringing. As she answered, the

as she replied,

"You've had enough time. I

clenched her

from betex. "That's what I want to hear. I'll arrange the

with the wedding preparation, she is

out of her car. She donned a black

list the cramped, dingy apartment, hot frustration palpable. "I can't believe I

her toured with disin