New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 161

Chapter 161 Dead end?

Alex sat at his desk, twirling a pen between his fingers, his mind far from the pile of paperwork in front of him. He was deep in thought, replaying yesterday's events over and over in his head. Claire had wished him a happy birthday. It was unexpected, and even though

her tone was a bit off, it still surprised him. He hadn't anticipated that she would wish him a happy birthday.

His office door opened, and Christian walked in, immediately plopping down on the couch with a groan. Alex glanced up, shaking off his thoughts for a moment.

"How's your head?" he asked, a smirk tugging at his lips.

"Like shit," Christian replied, rubbing his temples.

Alex chuckled, teasingly. "Do you want more drinks?"

Christian responded by lifting his middle finger, which made Alex laugh out loud. "I'll take that as a no."

Still smiling, Alex then asked, "Did you say something when you were drunk last night?"

Christian frowned and shrugged. "I don't know. Even if I did, I wouldn't remember."

Alex leaned back in his chair, his expression turning thoughtful again. "It's just... Claire wished me a happy birthday."

Christian raised his eyebrows, looking intrigued. "So?"

Alex sighed. "I wasn't expecting it, given our difficult relationship. It caught me off guard."

in his tone. "Isn't that what you want? For her to wish you

back and staring at the ceiling. "Yeah, I

smiling slightly. "Then why

his temples, trying to find the right words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so

be used too since Claire wished you

happy birthday despite her tone was being off, as if she was forcing herself to say it." Christian laughed

don't remind

to herself, a rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a brown envelope lying conspicuously on top of her

the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure who had been haunting her life with

was another series of photographs. Images of

getting crazy, she thought. It meant someone was watching her

of anger and frustration, Claire pressed the intercom button and called for her secretary, Sandra. Within moments, Sandra appeared at the door.

brown envelope.

handed it to me this morning. She said

trying to keep her frustration in check. "Thank you, Sandra. That will be

at her desk and turned on her computer. She needed to find out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage, hoping to catch a glimpse

mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify them. Claire wasn't

situation pressing down on her. This Eligos person was clever, always staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't even identify them from the video;

stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself

through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it again, huh?" he

watching people 24/7. I checked the surveillance cameras, but I couldn't see who sent the package. They were fully covered from head to

been trying to figure it out, but I

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