New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 189 Fall into a trap

Claire rolled her eyes. "We didn't do anything for your information."

Matthew walked forward towards her desk still with a curious look on his face. "No, there is something going on between you two."

"Matthew?"

"Yes?"

"Please shut up."

The one journalist from earlier who ask question about Claire parents looked around to make sure no one is following him. He walked towards the alleyway where he spotted a black car parking. He knocked on the window. The back door open and he climbed inside the car.

"I already did what you ask me to do."

Robert turned to him and smiled. "Good. You chose the right momentum when you asked that question."

He took the thick envelope and handed it to him. "This is your payment." The journalist took the money excitedly as he couldn't wait to spend all this money.

"Thank you, sir. If I may wondering, why the question is about her parents?" Robert lips curled up into a smirk.

"There is something that are not meant to be find out."

He turned towards the door to leave but then it got locked. "Keep this a secret. I don't want anyone including Claire to find out about this."

He nodded. "Of course, sir. Leave it to me. I will keep this a secret. I won't even talk about this." He left the car and walked in the opposite direction to what he came from.

figures on his monitor. Following Claire's orders, he focused on the company's stock, and to his delight, he noticed that Metacortex's stock was finally rising. He headed towards Claire's office to share

at her desk, surrounded by paperwork. She

is rising," Matthew announced with a smile. "The press conference earlier really made a

out for the better." Matthew nodded but couldn't shake the lingering question in his mind.

put her pen down and looked thoughtfully at Matthew. "Well, you already hacked into her phone and blocked any news relating to my press conference

raised an eyebrow. "So,

all the evidence of their conversations and the

was something he was accustomed to, and within minutes, he had her coordinates. "Gotcha," he muttered to himself as he saw that Lisa was currently on her way back to London. He then dialed Max's number. "Hey, Max. I need you to send me all

replied. "I'll

up. He gathered the information and headed back to Claire's office to update

Claire looked up, her expression a mix of determination and relief. "Good work, Matthew. This is exactly what we need to turn the tables on her." Matthew took a

have a plan in mind, but Max needs to be involve with this." Matthew scrunched his forehead in confusion. "Max?

her lips. "Oh,

"Care

finally arrived

as she stepped off the plane. She didn't bother to check the news about Claire, confident that her plan was

the Maldives had been exactly what she needed, lifting her

through the airport, Lisa spotted Max standing in front of her.

serious. "Lisa, we need to talk. It's about

Max to his Prius. He took her bag and placed it in the trunk, his actions calm and methodical. Lisa didn't feel suspicious at all; after all, she was the one who had

secret marriage to Alex.

in the car, Lisa turned to Max. "So, what's this important news you wanted to

tell you later," he said as he

and rolled her eyes at

She took it, feeling thirsty from the long flight. She took a big gulp and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and looked at