New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 203 Let Her Go?

Claire's eyes widened slightly, but she quickly masked her surprise. "Excuse me?" she said, her tone colder than before.

"Lisa," Alex repeated, his eyes searching hers. "Why did you let her go?"

Claire exhaled slowly, regaining her composure. "That is a personal matter, Alex," she said, her voice firm. "I don't see how it's relevant to this discussion."

"It is relevant to me," Alex countered, his voice tinged with frustration. "You know what she did. You had every reason to keep her locked up."

Claire's gaze hardened. "I did what I thought was best," she replied, her tone leaving no room for argument.

Alex wasn't satisfied with that answer. He leaned forward, his frustration growing. "She hurt you, Claire. Physically. She deserves to be in jail, not walking free. How can you just let that go?"

Claire's patience was wearing thin. "She would've lasted a month at most, maybe just a few days. It wasn't worth it," she said dismissively.

Alex frowned, her answer striking him as odd. He opened his mouth to question her further, but before he could, Claire cut him off with a sharp tone. "Why did you visit Lisa, Alex? Were you planning to free her in the first place?" The question caught Alex off guard. He hesitated, wondering how she had found out. "How did you-"

"The police gave a description, Alex," Claire interrupted, her eyes locking onto his. "It wasn't hard to put two and two together. So, tell me, why were you there?"

Alex hesitated, torn between telling her the truth and deflecting. But the words tumbled out before he could stop them. "I was interrogating her. I wanted to know why she hurt you."

Claire's expression remained unreadable, though her eyes narrowed slightly as she absorbed his words.

building," Alex continued, his voice softer now, tinged with

her brows, trying to maintain her composure. She leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms. "And what did she

his features. "She denied everything,

her arm, deep in

Alex's lips, but he didn't answer. Claire rolled her eyes, already

have nothing else to say, you can leave," Claire added coldly, putting her glasses back on and returning her attention to her laptop. She began typing, her fingers moving quickly over the keys as she tried to focus

he'd never paid attention to these little details, but now, they fascinated

hair pulled back into a half bun, and the natural

looking up, she

up, trying to regain his composure. "Thank you for informing

nod, not bothering to look up from her work. "You're welcome," she replied, her

paused and turned back to look at her. "What about your

hand instinctively went up to her neck, brushing over the faint mark. "It's fine," she said, her voice tight. She

care of yourself, Claire," he said gently before walking

him, Claire let out a deep breath, her

door closed behind

let out a deep breath, her

the encounter. The conversation with Alex had taken an unexpected turn, leaving her feeling unsettled. What was supposed to be a straightforward discussion about the robot Alex had requested for his new hotel in Las Vegas

leaving with the weight

expected Alex to bring up Lisa, let alone the fact that he knew Claire had freed her. She had been careful not to share her plans with him mainly because she didn't trust him, especially when Claire found out that Alex visited Lisa.

at all the cold, distant man she remembered. It was unsettling, to say