New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 177 Hospital

Claire sat on the hospital bed, her sprained ankle elevated on a pillow. Adrian was by her side, looking concerned. The doctor had just finished examining her ankle thoroughly to ensure there were no broken bones. Satisfied with his findings, he began wrapping Claire's foot with a bandage.

"You'll be fine in a few days," the doctor said, securing the bandage. "But in the meantime, you need to avoid wearing heels."

Claire's eyes widened slightly. "I can't! Heels are a part of me."

Adrian chuckled softly. "It's only for a few days, Claire."

Claire pouted and sighed. "Fine. A day without heels it's like a day of not working."

The doctor continued, "Also, try not to move around too much and apply ice to reduce the swelling."

Adrian nodded. "Got it. Thank you, doctor."

The doctor gave a small nod and left the room, leaving Claire and Adrian alone.

Adrian turned to Claire. "How's your ankle feeling now? Still hurting?"

Claire moved her ankle slightly, wincing a little. "It still hurts, but it's much better than earlier."

"Good to hear," Adrian said, relieved. "Let's get you down from here."

Adrian carefully helped Claire down from the bed. He held her heels in one hand and supported her with the other. Claire balanced on her good foot, grateful for Adrian's help.

"You really should listen to the doctor, you know," Adrian said gently.

"I know, I know," Claire replied, rolling her eyes playfully. "But you know how much I love my heels."

Adrian smiled. "You'll survive a few days without them. Think of it as a mini-vacation for your feet."

Claire laughed. "I suppose that's one way to look at it."

Adrian looked down at the heels in his hand. "You know, I've always wondered how you manage to walk in these things."

Claire smirked. "It's a skill, Adrian. One you wouldn't understand."

"Just don't wear these to often. It can injured you."

exited the room, and as they were about to head out, Matthew appeared with a worried look. As he spotted Claire, he breathed a sigh of relief, placed both his hands on her shoulders, and asked, "Are you okay?" Claire smiled and said, "I'm fine." She

this is Matthew, my advisor and

and smiled slightly.

nodded back and said, "Thank you for looking

"No problem. I'm just

Claire and

paparazzi caused it. They were chasing me, and

expression darkened. "I'll sue them.

her head. "Ignore them, Matt. It's not

"But they can't just

"Maybe we can handle it

"Adrian's right. I don't want more

looking conflicted. "I just hate seeing you hurt,

said softly. "But as you can see, I am fine. Anyway, how did you know

shrugged and replied, "I saw a news

in confusion. "What do

he tracked me." She then glared at Matthew, who looked away sheepishly. "Matthew used Find My iPhone to

of them exited

atmosphere inside. Claire turned to Adrian and said, "Thank you for your help and for understanding earlier at the restaurant. It means

just doing my

smiled back, feeling a surge of gratitude. "I'm lucky to have met you,

acknowledging the bond that had formed between them. As they prepared to part ways, Adrian looked at Claire seriously. "Take care, Claire. And try not to overthink the

with Matthew. They drove away, leaving Adrian in the parking lot. He realized he was still holding Claire's heels

to Matthew

said, "I went to the location where the person posted

up, and she raised her

his head. "Nothing. The two locations I went to seem

"That's not possible. I tracked it too, and the location is

that too," Matthew said, "but I checked the surveillance

frowned. "Are you sure you checked the right

double-checked everything. There was nothing

we do now? If the locations are false, how do we find out who posted

moment. "We might need to look at it from a different angle. Maybe the person used a proxy or some other method to

was silent for a moment.

maybe we aren't able to track him cause we don't know him. this feels confusing. It's like Eligos again. We are