New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 144

Chapter 144 "I am watching you."

Eligos stared at his computer screen, smirking as he read the message from Claire. His eyes lingered on the kiss emoji she had included at the end.

Hechackled, muntering to himmelf, "Looks like this is going to be interesting"

A few days had passed since the settling message, and Claire remained on high alert, wary of another attack. She had doubled her security measures, hoping to prevent any breaches. Despite her vigilance, there hadn't been any further incidents, giving her a momentary sense of relief.

During those days, Claire devoted herself to tracing the hacker's location. She spent countless hours poring over data, analyzing Ings, and trying every teclmique she law. Yet, the hacker's trail armained elusive. Frustration gnaveed at her, but she refused in give up. She knew she would find the location eventually

Meanwhile, Alex received a phone call from his mother, inviting him to lunch at a restaurant. Still recovering from his recent illness, Alex didn't feel like going out. However, not wanting to argue, he reluctantly agreed and headed to the restaurant.

Upon arrival, Alex quickly spotted his mother, Joan, woning at him from her table. He sighed and approached her, giving her a kiss on the check "ili, Mun," he greeted her.

They were seated in a quaini, upscale restaurant, the kind of place where you loved to have leisurely hunches. It was unusual for her to arrange a mid-day meal, especially on a weekday.

Joan beamed at him, but before she could say anything, Alex's eyes fell on the woman sitting next to his mother, "Who's this?" he asked, puzzled. joan slapped his arm lightly, a look of disbelief on her face. "Alex, how can you not Temember your own childhood friend? Alex namowed his eyes, scrutinizing the woman, Suddenly, realization hit him. "Abby?" he exclaimeil. The woman laughed, a familiar twinkle in her eyes. "It's about time you remembered, AlexTM Alex shook his head, still in disbelief. "You don't look like you did when we were kich." Abby laughed again, et voice filled with warmth. "Well, time changes us all, doesn't it?"

a rush of old memories. "It's great to see you,

"I thought it would be nice for you two to catch

as he looked at his mother across the table, "Mum, what's the purpose of

a special reason to have lunch with my son?" the replied, her voice light, "1 jint realized how mely we get to spend time together, and I thought it would be

lies made her feel sad. She was hoping that maybe Alex and Claire could reconcile but it seems that the chances are slim to none, and Joan wanted to see his son happy. Back at Metacontes, Claire was a whirlwind of activity, going back and forth between her office and the control room. She hadn't slept all night, dedicating herself to creating an almost impenetrable firewall. The

driven by pure resolve

new system holding up? Claire asked one of her tech leads, Mark,

had any suspicious

the keyboard, "So far, so

expression remained teme. "Keep

gnity of the situation.

to take a break and grab something to eat. Her stomach growled in protest, reminding her that she hadn't

and roasted meats greeted her Claire ordered a turkey and avocado sandwich

sandwich arrived, she

through her second bite, she froze. There was something had inside the sandwich Confused, she reached for a naplón and discreetly spat out the

a small piece of white plastic in the naplan. She picked it up, noticing it was a small, folded piece of plastic. Carefully, she opened it

"I am watching you."

sandwich shop and the street outside through the window. Eventhing seemed nonal, but the message had rattled her. Deciding it was best to leave, she abandoned her lunch and hunted back to Metacortes, Back in the safety of her office, she lucked the door and took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing mind she wasn't scared, but the note had put her on high alert Matthew strolled into Claire's slice casually, but he stopped short when he saw the expression on her face. Her brows were furrowed, and there was a slight