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 wish

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

smiling slightly. "Then why are you

find the right words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so

"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,

don't remind me

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

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

out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the

This is getting crazy, she thought. It meant someone

anger and frustration, Claire pressed the intercom button and called for her secretary, Sandra. Within moments, Sandra appeared at the door. "Yes, Claire? Is

up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

it to me this morning. She said it was

trying to keep her frustration in

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

finally saw someone handing the file to the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to

was clever, always staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone

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 her desk "Claire,

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 a knowing

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

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

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