New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 356 It’s All Over The Internet

Matthew barged into Claire's office, as he usually did, without so much as a knock. Claire, who had been peacefully scrolling through some documents on her computer, jolted in her chair. She turned to glare at him, her voice dripping with mock annoyance. "There's this magical thing called knocking, you know," she said, raising an eyebrow.

Matthew just chuckled and plopped himself down in the chair opposite her desk, completely unfazed. Leaning forward, his eyes gleamed with excitement. "Tell me."

Claire blinked, confused. "Tell you what?"

Matthew rolled his eyes dramatically, making it clear he wasn't in the mood for her games. "Oh, come on. Don't play dumb with me. Tell me about your date! Last night!"

An "oh" slipped out of Claire's lips as a teasing smile slowly spread across her face. "Why are you so eager?" she asked, crossing her arms and leaning back in her chair, clearly enjoying Matthew's enthusiasm.

"Of course I'm eager!" Matthew exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air. "This is the first time I've seen you dating anyone since, like... ever!"

Claire laughed softly, feeling her cheeks warm as memories of last night came flooding back-Adrian's confession, her own shy admission, and of course, that sweet, passionate kiss. A blush crept up her face, and it didn't go unnoticed.

"Oh, look at that blush!" Matthew teased, leaning even closer. "Something juicy happened, didn't it?"

Claire rolled her eyes but couldn't help the smile tugging at her lips. "Fine," she relented. "We had dinner, and it was... nice. Really nice."

Matthew's eyebrows shot up. "That's it? 'Nice'? C'mon, Claire. You're killing me here."

Claire bit her lip, a playful glint in her eye. "Well... when we left the restaurant, I kinda just... told him how I felt."

Matthew's grin widened. "Go on."

"And then," Claire continued, twirling a pen between her fingers, "the next thing I know, Adrian kissed me."

Matthew nearly jumped out of his chair, his excitement almost comical. "He kissed you?! Like a real kiss? How was it? Tell me everything!"

was... amazing. I didn't think it would happen so quickly, but it felt right. He told me not to overthink

his hands together, beaming. "I'm so happy for you, Claire. Seriously. It's good to see you

to her office flew open again, and

way to the desk, "you're trending on social

blinked, her smile fading into

expression unreadable. Claire's eyes scanned the screen, and sure enough, there it was-photos and news articles about her and Adrian from the night before. There was a

over the screen. "Wait... is this really the

moment. Everyone's talking about you and

sighed, leaning back in her chair, feeling the weight of the situation settle over her. "Great," she muttered

of it?" Sandra asked, her voice calm and professional. "I can have it removed from the news cycle

for

the news-it was all out in the

stir

it wasn't like she could keep her relationship with

her arm. "As you wish. I'll leave it alone." She turned on her heel and exited the office, her heels clicking softly on the floor. Matthew, who had been watching the whole thing, gave Claire a questioning look. "You sure about this? I mean, once it's out there, there's no

a little tired. "Yeah. It's fine. I'm not going to hide it, and honestly, it's probably better if we

chair, crossing his arms. "I guess you've got a point. But man, that's gotta be a lot to

a small smile. "It is, but what else is new?" Just as she finished speaking, her phone rang, the sharp sound cutting through the room. She glanced at the caller ID and sighed. "It's David." Matthew raised an eyebrow.

phone

calm but

Friday. You'll need to be there by 9 AM. I'll

QUMS

for the heads-up, David. I appreciate it. Do you have any updates regarding Lisa? Is she still playing her

meantime, I heard

being