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."

leaned forward, a hint of confusion in his tone. "Isn't that what

staring at the ceiling.

his head, smiling slightly. "Then why

temples, 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

shrugged. "Shouldn't you be used too since Claire

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

Please don't remind me of

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

reminiscent of the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious

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

getting crazy, she thought. It

Claire pressed the intercom button and called for

up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

it to me this morning. She said it was

her frustration in check.

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 who delivered

video for about fifteen 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 receptionist had likely assumed it was just another

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 fully covered, even their eyes

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

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

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

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