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."

his tone. "Isn't that what you

staring at the ceiling. "Yeah,

shook his head, smiling slightly. "Then why

to find the right words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned

too since Claire wished you for

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

Please don't remind me of

rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she noticed a brown envelope lying conspicuously on top of her

when dealing with Eligos, the mysterious figure

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

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

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

held up the brown envelope. "Sandra, who sent

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

her frustration in check. "Thank you, Sandra. That

to find out who was behind this. She navigated to the surveillance camera footage, hoping to catch a glimpse of the person who delivered

rewinding the video for about fifteen minutes, she finally saw someone handing the file to the receptionist. The person was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify them. Claire wasn't surprised; the receptionist had

again, feeling the weight of the situation pressing down on her. This Eligos person was clever, always staying one step ahead. How could she catch someone so elusive? She couldn't

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

couple of photos across her desk towards Matthew. He picked them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it again, huh?" he

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

don't know. I've been trying to figure it

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