New beginning: Billionaire love story (Claire and Alex) novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79 Drinking his problem away 

Alex descended the stairs, each step heavier than the last as the weight of betrayal settled on his shoulders. His heart felt like it had been dragged through rough terrain, shredded by the revelations he had just fared. 

Lisa, the person be trusted the most, had deceived him in ways he never thought possible. 

Christian noticed the turmoil in Alex’s eyes as he reached the last step. “Hey mate, what’s going on? Are you okay?” Christian’s voice was filled with concern, bis brow furrowed with worry. 

Alex shook his head, trying to dispel the overwhelming emotions threatening to consume him. “I had to postpone the wedding,” he confessed, the words tasting bitter on his tongue. 

Christian’s eyes widened in surprise. “What? why?” His voice held a mixture of confusion and curiosity. 

A heavy sigh escaped Alex’s lips as he recounted the painful truth. “It’s Lisa, She’s been lying to me, and not a small le but it’s even bigger. Tran’t even explain it ” Christian’s expression shifted to one of shock and disbelief. “I’m so sorry you have to find out this way, Alex.” 

Feeling a mix of anger and sadness, Alex decided he needed to distance himself from the chaos. He requested the keys to his wedding car. “I need to get out of here,” 

,” he muttered, his voice tinged with resignation. 

Concern etched on his face, Christian asked, “Where are you going?” 

Alex’shrugged, a sense of aimlessness clouding his thoughts. “Just… away from all of this.” 

Understanding his friend’s need for space, Christian didn’t press further. He watched as Alex climbed into the car and drove away. 

As Christian glanced around, his eyes fell on the lingering paparazzi, a reminder of the public scrutiny that awaited Alex They managed to get a picture of Alex leaving the venue alone in his wedding ca 

“shit! They are still here?” 

Frustration welled up inside him as breached for his phone, swiftly contacting the Harris PR team 

“I need you to delete any picture and any news regarding Alex and his wedding from every social media and internet. Any negative comments about him needs to go away. It we don’t act fast, it can in the Hamis stock market.” 

“Understood sir.” The Pit team, accustomed to handling crises, immediately sprang into action, working to erase any trace of the negative news surrounding Alex’s wedding. 

Christian let out a weary sigh, muttering to himself, “I always lanew Lisa is not as good as it seems. I don’t know what Alex sees in her.” 

Claire made her way down the elegant staircase of the wine, her steps cured and purposeful. 

As she reached the bottom step, hereyes scanned the now empty room. No one is in sight. Only the staff and the cleaner, Claire took a peek at the front entrance and saw a bunch of paparazzi at the front gates. Even with the bodyguards guarding the entrance, they are determined to get a view of Alex and his soon to be wife sadly that will never happen 

Heading to the back door, her heels clicking softly against the marble floor. She pushed the door open, a sleekblack car pulled up right in front of her. She jumped inside the car in a hurry and the car drive away 

Matthew who is already seated inside can’t help feeling worried about her. 

“Are you olay, Claire?” 

She nodded. “Yeah, I’m okay although is the opposite.” 

“She didn’t do anything to harm you right?” 

claire shook her head. “No but she attempted to. But don’t worry I have a good reflex.” 

“What happened to Lisa” his voice filled with curiosity. 

Claire’s lips curled into a knowing smirk “Alex postponed the wedding, she replied, her tone tinged with satisfaction “Lisa’s devastated.” 

Matthew’s eyes widened in surprise. “What did you do?” 

Claire leaned back in her seat, her eyes gleaming with a hint of mischief. “I knew Alex could be swayed easily,” she confessed. “So, I prepared a backup plan.” “What’s the backup plan?” Matthew ask curiously as he furrowed his brows. 

Claire’s smile widened. “I sent Alexa little video of Lisa at her ex–boyfriend’s apartment,“ 

Matthew’s shock was palpable, “What was she doing there?” 

Claire’s tone turned matter of fact. “Turns out, Lisa has a sex tape,” she explained. “And Fin, her ex, was demanding a large sum of money to keep it under wraps.” Matthew shook his head in disbelief. “I always knew Lisa was trouble, but I didn’t think she was capable of something like this.” 

Claire nodded in agreement; her gaze distant for a moment. She hasn’t expect Lisa to have such thing either. Back then when they were friends, Lisa wasabit secretive about her private lives. She never even tell Claire about her parents. She always try to maintain her Image so thoughts about her having a sextape never ance cross her minds 

“I guess she has more skeleton in her closet.” 

guess so too.” 

Their conversation paused momentarily as the reality of the situation sank in 

“No, where to now?” Matthew’s voice brol the silence, his eyes meeting Claire’s 

“Chieter 74 Drinking hit problem away 

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Alex sat in the VVIP section. The club was technically closed, but exceptions: bothering with a glass as he took a long swig. 

centions were made fo 

made for VIPs like him. He leaned back in his seat, a bottle of alcohol in hand, not