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 what you want? For her to wish you

leaning back and staring at the ceiling. "Yeah, I

head, smiling slightly. "Then why are you so

because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so different. Maybe it caught me

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

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,

don't remind me of

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

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

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 is

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

and called for her secretary, Sandra.

held up the brown envelope. "Sandra,

handed it to me this morning. She

in check. "Thank you,

find out who was behind this.

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

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 stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern

Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it

but I couldn't see who sent the package. They were fully covered from head to toe." Matthew sighed, setting the photos down.

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

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