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?

and staring at

"Then why are you so bothered

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

you be used too since Claire wished you

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

don't remind me of

long, challenging week. As she

reminiscent of the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure who had been haunting her life with unwanted

of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and various snapshots of her daily activities. "This is getting

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

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

up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who

it to me this morning. She said it was

keep her frustration in check. "Thank you,

her 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

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

staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't even identify them from the video; they

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

Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it again, huh?" he said with

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 covered from head to toe." Matthew sighed, setting the photos

been trying to figure it out, but

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