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?

sighed again, leaning back and staring at the ceiling. "Yeah, I guess

slightly. "Then why

relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so

used too since Claire wished you for

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 laughed lightly. "Don't think too much about it, man. After

know. Please don't remind

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

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

carefully opened it, pulling out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday,

threw the pictures on her desk and sighed deeply. This is getting crazy,

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

brown

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

in

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 of the person

she finally saw someone handing the 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

step ahead. How could she catch someone so

stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he walked to her desk "Claire,

He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it again,

I checked the surveillance cameras, but I couldn't see

head. "I really don't know. I've been trying to figure it out, but

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