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."

tone. "Isn't that what you want?

sighed again, leaning back and staring at the ceiling.

his head, smiling slightly. "Then

don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so different. Maybe it caught me

too since Claire wished you for three

when she wished me a happy birthday despite her tone was being off, as if she was forcing herself to say it." Christian laughed lightly. "Don't think too much about it, man. After all everything that

don't remind me

rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a

felt when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure who

it, pulling out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and various snapshots of her daily

desk and sighed deeply. This is getting crazy, she thought. It meant someone was watching

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

held up the brown

me this morning. She said it was for

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

She needed to find out who was behind this. She navigated

file to the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify them. Claire wasn't surprised; the receptionist had likely assumed it was just another routine

one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't even identify them from the video;

morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her

pushed a couple of photos across her desk towards Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened.

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

been trying to figure it out,

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