New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 178 Back at the headquarter

Claire decided to skip heading to her penthouse and told Matthew to drive to Cryptonic instead. As they arrived, Matthew helped Claire walk while she limped and was barefoot. Her employees turned their heads to see their boss, concerned looks on their faces.

"Are you okay, Ms. Claire?" one of them asked.

Claire nodded and smiled, trying to reassure them. "I'm fine, thank you."

One employee stepped forward and offered, "Would you like a wheelchair? It might be easier for both of you."

Claire smiled gratefully. "Thank you, that would help a lot."

Matthew took the wheelchair and helped Claire into it. He then pushed her towards the lift and pressed the button for Claire's floor. They headed straight to Matthew's office since all the surveillance videos were there. Matthew placed her wheelchair next to his chair and sat down beside her. "Where's the video?" Claire asked, her voice steady but filled with anticipation.

Matthew quickly navigated through his computer and pulled up the surveillance videos from two different internet café locations. He started playing the first video. Claire leaned in, her eyes fixed on the screen.

As she watched the footage, she muttered to herself, "Oh, it's an internet café."

Matthew nodded, glancing at her. "Yes, that's why it hasn't been easy to track them down. They move around a lot."

Claire watched the video a few more times before turning to Matthew. "I don't see anything weird either. Did I track the wrong location? And why does the second location only have one angle for the surveillance camera?" Matthew explained, "The first location is in the city and clean. The second location is completely different. It's dirty and far from the city. But both places have a lot of customers going in and out."

Claire thought for a while. "Maybe the location isn't wrong. Maybe we're right, but we just don't know who the people are."

Matthew nodded. "That could be."

Claire then said, "If the person decides to post about me again, immediately trace it."

nodded again.

asked, "Matthew, can you come to a

his

the company. Since you're wiser than me, that's why I need you

he saw a thumbnail of Claire and clicked on it. The video showed Claire and Adrian leaving a

in a bridal style to help her leave. Alex clenched his fist in annoyance, hating how Adrian was involved with Claire and how he

number, but it went straight to voicemail. He started to worry, getting up from his chair. He thought about heading to Claire's penthouse but stopped in his tracks. If he went to her place, the paparazzi

a frustrated sigh, Alex

for Claire, who was already hurt because of the paparazzi. The last thing he wanted was to see her hurt more. Deciding against going to her place, Alex résolved to spam

message. He tried to calm himself, telling himself that Claire was probably just

another text: "Claire, if you're okay, just

their last conversation. He couldn't

was just an email notification. He sighed and

was still at headquarters,

were high, and she needed everything to go perfectly. She knew Alex had been calling her nonstop, so she set her phone

once more, Matthew glanced at her phone. He saw the numerous missed calls and texts

spamming your phone," Matthew commented,

up her phone, and saw the barrage of notifications. Reluctantly, she decided to answer his call. She didn't want Alex to ruin her phone with his constant attempts to reach

her expression indifferent. "I don't

her ear, and within seconds, Alex's voice came through, filled with worry. "Claire! How are you?

it seemed the paparazzi had

flatly, devoid of emotion. "It was nothing. So, you can stop calling and texting me. It's

was just worried. It looked bad in the pictures. Are you sure you're, okay?" "I'm