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."

hint of confusion in his tone. "Isn't that

sighed again, leaning back and staring at the ceiling.

smiling slightly. "Then why are you so bothered by

right words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down

used too since Claire wished

sudden change in behavior stunned me, so I was shocked when she wished me a happy birthday despite her tone was being

Please don't remind me

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

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

carefully opened it, pulling out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and various snapshots of her daily

desk and sighed deeply. This is getting crazy, she thought. It meant someone was

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

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

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

down at her desk and turned on her computer. She needed to find out who was behind this. 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

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

he did every morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her

picked them up, flipping through each

"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.

trying to figure it

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