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."

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

staring at the ceiling. "Yeah,

"Then why are you so bothered by

turned upside down and the way she act around me is so different. Maybe it caught me off

"Shouldn't you be used too

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 happened was because of

know. Please don't remind me

humming lightly to herself, a rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As

when dealing

of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and

sighed deeply. This is getting crazy,

a mix of anger and frustration, Claire pressed the intercom button and called for her secretary, Sandra. Within moments,

held up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who

looked puzzled. "The receptionist handed it to me this morning. She

nodded, trying to keep her frustration in check. "Thank

She needed to find out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera

mask

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

seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he walked to her

through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it

"I don't understand what this Eligos wants or who would spend their time 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 toe." Matthew sighed, setting the photos

know. I've been trying to figure it out, but I keep hitting dead

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