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."

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

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

head, smiling slightly. "Then why

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

be used too since Claire wished you for three

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

don't remind

office, humming lightly to herself, a rare moment of peace after a long, challenging week. As she approached her desk, she

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

down, Claire lifted the envelope. She carefully opened it, pulling out its contents. It was another series of photographs. Images of her at the club yesterday, arguing with Alex, at a restaurant with Talia, and

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

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

held up the brown envelope. "Sandra,

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

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

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 glimpse of the person who delivered

was wearing a mask and a cap, making it impossible to identify them. Claire wasn't

ahead. How could she catch

stressed expression on her face. Concern etched itself onto his features as he walked to

a 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 said with a

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

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

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