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."

that what you

back and staring at

slightly. "Then why are you so

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

used too since Claire wished

point. She treat me so special back then and her sudden change in behavior 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 all everything that happened was because

know. Please don't remind me of

stepped into her office, 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

dealing with Eligos, the mysterious

lifted the envelope. She 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 activities. "This

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

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

held up the brown

it to me this morning. She said it

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

out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage, hoping to catch a

was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to

staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't even identify them from the video; they were fully covered, even their eyes hidden behind

today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto

couple of photos across her desk towards Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did

evident in her voice. "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

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

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