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 you a happy

sighed again, leaning back and staring at the

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

trying to find the right words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so different.

you be used too since Claire wished you for three

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

don't remind me of

humming lightly to herself, a rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a brown envelope lying conspicuously on top

the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos,

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

the pictures on her desk 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, Sandra appeared at the door. "Yes, Claire? Is

brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

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

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

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

minutes, 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

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

did every morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he

towards Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one.

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

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

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