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."

that what you want? For her to

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

shook his head, smiling slightly. "Then why are you

maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is

"Shouldn't you be used too

the point. She 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

Please don't remind

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

over her, reminiscent of the unease she felt when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure who had

series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant

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

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

held up the brown envelope.

handed it to me this morning. She said it was

frustration in check. "Thank you, Sandra. That

Claire sat down at 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

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

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

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

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

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,

don't know. I've been trying

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