New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 76

Chapter 76 The truth

Alex, stood on the moltop, his expression a wis of shock and displeasume as Clater appeared betone hominespectedly. He hadn't anticipated that later hemelt wold be the one behind the letter summoning: his be What are you doing here?" Alex's voice was cold, bis en deepening as he regarded Claire with suspicion.

Claire's sumile was anything but kind, it heklabot of mischiet as she looked moush the rooftop casually. "Nice venue you've chosen. Very beautiful," she

weaked, hertonesonchalant

Alex's patience wore thin as he demanded answers, "Out the small talk, Claire, Why am I here?!!

Agroting his question, Claire continued to observe the summoudings, her gaze shifting towards the scattered lindyguards stationed across the venue. "quilteador of bodyguards you have," she commented mocarely. Alex let out a harsh sigh, his tone tuning demanding as he repeated his question. "Claire, what is the meaning of this? Why did you bring ine here?"

Claire Findly turned to tace him directly, a smirk playing on her lips. "Do you really want to many Lisi?" she asked, her voice low and probing.

Alex scotted incredulously, shaking his head. "I don't have time for your games, Claire. Are you jealous or something?

Claire's laughter cang out, genuine and unexpected, causing Alexto fumou his brows in confusion.

"What's so funme?" he demanded, growing increasingly frustrated with Claire's cryptic bebanter.

Wiping away an imaginary tear, Claire composed berselt, her smile now calm but still tinged with amusement.

"Alex, what you just said is amusing. No, I'm not jealous of Lisa manying you. I just wanted to make sure you are making the right choice, Alex. Marrying someone like a big decision."

Alex's confusion deepened his gaze fixed on claire as she spoke. "Why would I regret manying Lisa? I love her and I want to marry her."

Claire's smile tumed into a smak, a hint of mischiet in her eyes as she deliberately prodded at Alex's emotions. "Do you really love her? or you just like the thought of her?"

Alex's patience was wearing thin, his tone growing colder as he took a step closer to claire, their faces inches apart. "What are you trying to say,

holding it up as it held a significant revelation. "This might make you think twice," she stated cryptically, pushing the

"What's in bere?" he demanded, glancing down at

as she met Alexa gaze squacely. "I didn't want to do this, Alex I don't care

back on and made her way down the stairs, leaving

of conflict raging within him. Part of him wanted to ignore the files altogether, but another part of him felt to between curiosity and

nagging feeling that Claire had left with him. Slowly,

emotions within him. He

the contents of the

unravel a story he

files, and that fact alone left him to between disbelled

seemed to add

his eyes briefly, trying

himself as he try to calm

opening these ties the right

of nerves and excitement. This was the moment she had been dreaming of, the day she would walk down the aisle and start a new chapter with Alex Her bridesmaids, Candy and Kayla,

so in love with you," Cindy said with

agreement. "Yeah, you two are perfect together. It's

"Obviously, Alex wants to marry me. He's the one who proposed, after all," she remarked with a

underlying nerves were evident.

venue staff member entered the room, signaling that it was time

"Miss, it's time."

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nodded while her bridesmaid

"Good luck, Lisa."

trip." Kayla added as

of the procession. Cindy and Kayla led the

herself as the music swelled. When the familiar chords of the chorus filled the air, she stepped forward, her eyes fixed ahead as she made her way