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."

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

them, "Adrian, this is Matthew, my advisor

smiled slightly. "Nice

and said, "Thank you for looking out

"No problem. I'm just

Claire and asked, "How did it

it. They were chasing

"I'll sue them. They hurt

her head. "Ignore them, Matt.

can't just get away with

chimed in, "Maybe we can handle it differently. Drawing more attention might make things

I don't want more

"I just

know," Claire said softly. "But as you can see, I

shrugged and replied, "I saw a news article about

his brows in confusion. "What do you

Adrian and said, "Track. He means he tracked me." She then glared at Matthew,

of them exited

to Adrian and said,

"I was just doing my job as

a surge of gratitude.

them. As they prepared to part ways, Adrian looked at Claire seriously. "Take care, Claire. And try not to overthink the

Adrian in the parking lot. He realized he was still holding

turned to Matthew and asked, "Why

said, "I went to the location where the person

raised her brows. "What did

The two locations I went to seem

scrunched in disbelief and confusion. "That's not possible. I tracked it too,

wanted to believe that too," Matthew said, "but I checked the surveillance cameras, and I didn't see

sure you checked the

sounding frustrated. "I double-checked everything. There was nothing

If the

for a moment. "We might need to look at it from a different angle. Maybe

for a

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