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."

in his tone. "Isn't that what you want? For her to

at the ceiling.

his head, smiling slightly. "Then why are you so bothered by

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

you be used too since Claire wished you

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."

know. Please don't remind me of

a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a brown envelope lying conspicuously on

she felt when dealing with

her bag down, Claire 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

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

for her secretary, Sandra. Within moments, Sandra appeared at the door. "Yes, Claire? Is

the brown envelope. "Sandra, who

to me this morning. She said it was for

in check. "Thank you, Sandra. That

desk and turned 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

wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify them. Claire wasn't surprised; the receptionist had

How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't even identify them from

short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he walked to her desk "Claire, what's wrong?"

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

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 covered from head to toe." Matthew sighed, setting the photos down. "Do you have any idea how to find

I've been trying to figure it out,

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