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."

his tone. "Isn't that what you want?

at

shook his head, smiling slightly. "Then why are you

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

shrugged. "Shouldn't you be used too

then and her sudden change in behavior stunned me, so I was shocked when she wished me a happy birthday despite her tone was being off, as if she was forcing herself to say it." Christian

don't remind

peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a brown envelope

strange feeling washed over her, reminiscent of the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos,

of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and various snapshots of her daily activities. "This is getting

sighed deeply. This is getting crazy,

button and called for her secretary,

the brown

"The receptionist handed it to me this morning. She said it

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

find out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage, hoping to catch a glimpse of the person who delivered

the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap,

weight of the 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; they were fully covered, even their eyes hidden behind dark

entered Claire's office as he did every morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched

flipping through each one.

the surveillance cameras, but I couldn't see who sent the package. They were fully covered from head to toe." Matthew sighed, setting the photos down. "Do you have any

I've been trying to figure

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