New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 197 Men’s fight

Matthew burned with anger as he saw Alex burst into Claire's office. Without a second thought, he stomped towards Alex and punched him hard. Alex was caught off guard and stumbled slightly, looking at Matthew like he was a crazy person. "What the fuck?!" Alex exclaimed, but Matthew didn't care. He threw another punch at Alex, who managed to dodge it this time and punched Matthew back.

The two men grappled, each trying to gain the upper hand. Alex managed to get on top of Matthew, pinning him down. As they fought, Matthew spat out angrily, "Because of your girlfriend, Claire got hurt!"

Alex stopped punching and froze in place, shocked. "Claire got hurt?"

Matthew took the opportunity to punch him one last time, making Alex wince in pain. Matthew got up while Alex was still lying on the floor, a few trickles of blood coming from his lips.

Alex, still panting, got up and demanded. "What do you mean Claire got hurt?"

The doctor, who had been in the room watching the fight, looked unsure of what to do. Matthew grabbed hold of Alex's shirt and pulled him close, sneering, "Your girlfriend's actions put Claire in danger. She got hurt because of it." Before Alex could respond, the doctor interrupted them. "Ms. Peterson is waking up."

Both men's heads turned towards Claire. Matthew pushed Alex away, and Alex glared at him before walking to the couch where Claire was lying, unconscious.

Her eyes fluttered open, and she spotted Matthew and Alex looking down at her with concern. She groaned softly. "What... what happened?"

Matthew rushed to her side. "Claire, are you okay?"

Claire looked around, confusion evident on her face. "Why are you both here? What's going on? Where am I?"

Matthew explained gently, "You're at your office, Claire." He sat by her side and helped her sit up. "Here, drink some water," he said, handing her a glass. Claire took a sip, then looked at Matthew and Alex. "Why is there a doctor here?"

Matthew sighed. "You fainted earlier."

Claire's eyes widened slightly, and she simply said, "Oh." She didn't know how to respond to that.

Matthew turned to the doctor. "Is Claire going to be, okay?"

The doctor nodded. "Ms. Peterson is fine and healthy, but she seems to be under a lot of pressure. The bruise on her neck needs treatment."

Alex's head snapped towards the doctor. "A bruise on her neck?" he repeated, disbelief and anger evident in his voice.

continued, "I've already treated the bruise

and escorted him out, leaving Alex and Claire alone in

cleared his throat, trying to mask

looking uncertain.

walked back in, deliberately bumping his shoulder against Alex. Alex glared at him, but Matthew ignored it and took a seat next to Claire. She looked back and forth between them, noticing Matthew's bruised cheek and Alex's split lip. "Did I miss something?" she asked, narrowing

and shook his

convinced. "Did you guys

didn't have a fight. We were just

stood up next to Alex and placed a hand on his shoulder, trying to appear friendly. In truth, he squeezed Alex's shoulder hard enough

and did the same to his other shoulder. "Oh yeah, we were just playing," he said

glass she was holding on the table, then turned to them. "Stop it. You two

Alex threw glares at each other but stayed quiet. Claire interrupted their silent standoff, turning

"Where is Lisa?"

attention shifted to Claire. "Lisa is in custody at the

nodded and started to get

need

then asked, "What about the bruise the doctor mentioned earlier? The one on

her neck, hidden beneath a turtleneck sweater. She looked away,

Alex bought her excuse. Alex's eyes narrowed as he

turned to him, her face devoid of emotion. She looked away again, repeating, "It's

satisfied. As Claire stood up from her seat, Alex reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her close to him. Claire's

the neck of her sweater, revealing a dark bruise. His frown

hell is

harshly, glaring at him. "You've crossed the line,

said quickly, then added, "but that bruise looks like a

turned to Matthew. "Did something

seriously, "Yes, Lisa jumped on Claire and tried to choke her, but

mind raced,