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? For her

staring at the ceiling. "Yeah, I

"Then why are you so bothered by

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

"Shouldn't you be used too since Claire wished you for

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

Please don't remind me

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

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

lifted the envelope. She carefully opened it, pulling out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at

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

pressed the intercom button and called for her secretary, Sandra.

up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

handed it to me this morning.

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

left, Claire sat down at her desk and turned on her computer. She needed to find out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage,

minutes, she finally saw someone handing the file to the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible

staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She

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

of photos across her desk towards Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it again, huh?" he

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 down. "Do you have

"I really don't know. I've been trying to figure

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