New beginning: Billionaire love story (Claire and Alex) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144 “I am watching you.” 

Eligos stared at his computer screen, smirking as he read the message from Claire. His eyes lingered on the kiss emoji she had included at the end. 

Hechackled, muntering to himmelf, “Looks like this is going to be interesting ” 

A few days had passed since the settling message, and Claire remained on high alert, wary of another attack. She had doubled her security measures, hoping to prevent any breaches. Despite her vigilance, there hadn’t been any further incidents, giving her a momentary sense of relief. 

During those days, Claire devoted herself to tracing the hacker’s location. She spent countless hours poring over data, analyzing Ings, and trying every teclmique she law. Yet, the hacker’s trail armained elusive. Frustration gnaveed at her, but she refused in give up. She knew she would find the location eventually 

Meanwhile, Alex received a phone call from his mother, inviting him to lunch at a restaurant. Still recovering from his recent illness, Alex didn’t feel like going out. However, not wanting to argue, he reluctantly agreed and headed to the restaurant. 

Upon arrival, Alex quickly spotted his mother, Joan, woning at him from her table. He sighed and approached her, giving her a kiss on the check “ili, Mun,” he greeted her. 

They were seated in a quaini, upscale restaurant, the kind of place where you loved to have leisurely hunches. It was unusual for her to arrange a mid–day meal, especially on a weekday. 

Joan beamed at him, but before she could say anything, Alex’s eyes fell on the woman sitting next to his mother, “Who’s this?” he asked, puzzled. joan slapped his arm lightly, a look of disbelief on her face. “Alex, how can you not Temember your own childhood friend? 

Alex namowed his eyes, scrutinizing the woman, Suddenly, realization hit him. “Abby?” he exclaimeil. The woman laughed, a familiar twinkle in her eyes. “It’s about time you remembered, AlexTM Alex shook his head, still in disbelief. “You don’t look like you did when we were kich.” Abby laughed again, et voice filled with warmth. “Well, time changes us all, doesn’t it?” 

Alex grinned, feeling a rush of old memories. “It’s great to see you, Abby. It’s been too long.” 

Joan watched the exchange with a satisfied smile. “I thought it would be nice for you two to catch up.” 

Allex caused an eyebrow as he looked at his mother across the table, “Mum, what’s the purpose of this lunch?” he asked, curiosity evident in his for 

Joan smiled, but there was a hint of nervousness in her eyes, “ch, Alex, do I need a special reason to have lunch with my son?” the replied, her voice light, “1 jint realized how mely we get to spend time together, and I thought it would be nice to catch up.” 

Alex studied her for a moment, sensing there was more to it. “Is that all?” he probed gently. 

Joan’s smile faltered slightly, but she quickly regained her composer. “Of course. I’ve missed you, Alex It’s been too long since we just sat down and talked.” Joan doesn’t like lying to his son but the reason she invite Alex for lunch is to reunite him with his childhood friends and also maybe pushing him to a ne relationship with hat. Seeing his son got pulled in Lisa lies made her feel sad. She was hoping that maybe Alex and Claire could reconcile but it seems that the chances are slim to none, and Joan wanted to see his son happy. 

Back at Metacontes, Claire was a whirlwind of activity, going back and forth between her office and the control room. She hadn’t slept all night, dedicating herself to creating an almost impenetrable firewall. The recent security breach still haunted her, and she was determined not to let anything like that happen again. 

Hemotions were precise and fast, driven by pure resolve and adrenaline, and her eyes were bloodshot 

“How’s the new system holding up? Claire asked one of her tech leads, Mark, as she entered the control room. 

had any suspicious 

Mark glanced up from his monitor, his fingers still flying over the keyboard, “So far, so good. The new protocols are in place, and we haven’t had activity since yesterday.” 

Claire nodded, though her expression remained teme. “Keep monitoring. We can’t afford any mistakes.” 

Marknodded, understanding the gnity of the situation. “Understood, Ms. Peterson. “ 

Satisfied for the moment, Claire finally decided to take a break and grab something to eat. Her stomach growled in protest, reminding her that she hadn’t eaten since the previous evening. She slipped out of the office and walked down the street to a small sandwich shop she liked. 

As she entered the shop, the bell above the door jingled softly. The familiar, comforting smell of fresh bread and roasted meats greeted her Claire ordered a turkey and avocado sandwich and took a seat by the window. 

savoring the Last 

When her sandwich arrived, she took a hungry bite, sa 

taste. But midway through her second bite, she froze. There was something had inside the sandwich Confused, she reached for a naplón and discreetly spat out the bite. 

Claire’s bow furrowed as she a small piece of white plastic in the naplan. She picked it up, noticing it was a small, folded piece of plastic. Carefully, she opened it and found a piece of paper inside. Her contusion fumed to alan as she unfolded the paper and saw the message witten in red letters: ” 

“I am watching you.” 

Hecheart skipped a beat. She quickly stood up, scanning the sandwich shop and the street outside through the window. Eventhing seemed nonal, but the message had rattled her. Deciding it was best to leave, she abandoned her lunch and hunted back to Metacortes,