New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 163

Chapter 163 Capturing him

"You?!"

Claire smirked, not bothering to hide her satisfaction. "Surprised to see me?"

Tom's eyes widened, a mix of shock and fear crossing his face. "What are you doing here?"

"I think it's time we had a little chat," Claire said, her voice cold. She set the tattoo gun aside and crossed her arms, glaring down at him. "I want answers, Tom. And you're going to give them to me."

Tom tried to sit up, but Claire pushed him back down. "Stay put," she ordered. "You're not going anywhere."

She called Matthew name, and he walked in the room. His face is serious as he stood across Claire.

Claire gestured for Matthew to tie Tom's hands, and he did so without a word. Claire then took a seat across from Tom, her eyes never leaving his.

"Now, Tom," Claire began, her voice calm but firm, "did you send the brown envelope to my office?"

Tom shook his head vigorously, his face pale. "No, I don't know anything about that. I swear!"

Claire leaned back in her chair, her eyes narrowing. "If you don't know anything, then why did you look so surprised when you saw me?"

Tom cleared his throat nervously, avoiding her gaze. "I was just told to... to do certain things," he stammered.

Claire raised her eyebrows, her interest piqued. "By whom, Tom? Who told you to do these things?"

said, his voice barely above a whisper. Claire laughed, a sound that sent chills down Tom's spine. "Let me guess," she said, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "The name is Eligos, am

terror. "How did you know?" he asked, his voice

tell me everything you know about Eligos and why he's interested

pale and his hands trembling. He shook his head, avoiding her eyes. "I... I can't tell you,

cold. She stood up, picking up the tattoo gun and holding it threateningly. "If you won't tell me, I'll have to do some

yelled slightly, panic evident in his voice. "Please, don't! I really can't tell you. If

hard. She honestly didn't care if Tom ended up dead, but she wasn't a monster. With a

you the one who took my picture and

anything about the content. I was just told to

scrutinizing him. After a moment of silence, she spoke again. "Alright, since you can't tell me,

looked relieved but still

message, her handwriting sharp and precise. She placed

shaking hands, reading

leaned in close, her

turned and walked out of the room, Matthew following close behind. They nodded to the woman at the front desk before heading out to the car. Claire jumped into the passenger seat, and Matthew started the engine, driving away from the shop. As they drove, Matthew glanced

write in that

Claire's lips as she stared out the

and admiration in his gaze. "Claire, you're incredibly brave," he said, shaking his head in disbelief. "I can't believe you actually did this." Claire nodded, her expression serious. "It had to be done, Matthew.

the evening settled in, Tom made his way to Eligos's office, his head down and his hands trembling with fear. He clutched the paper tightly, dreading the encounter. Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door and entered. Eligos sat behind his large mahogany desk, his piercing eyes fixed

stammered, "It's... it's a message from Claire." He handed the paper to

grasp. He glanced at it, his expression unreadable. "Claire," he muttered, the name hanging in the air like a threat. "Did she

heart pounding.

a sinister smile curled his lips. A low, chilling laugh escaped him. "Claire doesn't seem scared at all," he said, almost

a

aura. He hurried down the hallway, wanting to be as far away from that