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."

sigh of relief, placed both his hands on her

this is Matthew, my

smiled slightly. "Nice to

said, "Thank you for looking out for

"No problem.

then turned to Claire and asked,

paparazzi caused it. They were chasing me, and I

"I'll sue them. They

them, Matt. It's not worth

they can't

in, "Maybe we can handle it

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

"I just hate seeing you

Claire said softly. "But as you can see, I am fine. Anyway,

"I saw a news article

in confusion. "What do you

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

of them

and said,

just

gratitude.

them. As they prepared to part

nodded and disappeared inside the car with Matthew. They drove away, leaving Adrian in the parking lot. He realized he was still holding Claire's heels and chuckled

to Matthew and asked, "Why did you call

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

interest perked up, and she raised her brows. "What

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

and confusion. "That's not possible. I

I checked the surveillance cameras, and I didn't see anyone suspicious or

"Are you sure you checked

sounding frustrated. "I double-checked everything.

sighed, feeling more anxious. "Then what do we do now? If the locations are

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

for

but maybe we aren't able to track him cause we don't know him. this feels confusing. It's like Eligos again. We are not done finding his location and now, this? What have I done in my past life that makes me this