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?

staring at the

smiling slightly. "Then why

words. "I don't know. maybe because our relationship turned upside down and the way she act around me is so different. Maybe it caught me off

"Shouldn't you be used too since Claire wished

wished me a happy birthday despite her tone was being off, as if she was forcing herself to say

Please don't remind me

after a long, challenging week. As she

her, reminiscent of the unease she felt when dealing with

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 various snapshots of her daily activities. "This is getting

sighed deeply. This is getting

and called for

the brown envelope.

me this morning. She

trying to keep her 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 glimpse

person was wearing a mask and a

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 even identify them from the video; they

entered Claire's office as he did every morning, but today he stopped short, seeing the stressed expression on her

them up, flipping through each one. His expression hardened. "He did it

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 down. "Do

I've been trying to figure

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