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."

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

at the ceiling. "Yeah, I

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

maybe because our relationship turned upside

you be used too

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

know. Please don't

rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she

dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure who had been haunting her life with unwanted

out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with

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

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

up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

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

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

was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage, hoping

to the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify

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 video; they were fully covered, even their eyes

morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he

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

the surveillance cameras, but I couldn't see who sent the

trying

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