Unwanted Fake Wife The Top Billionaire novel Chapter 182

Elena had never cared much about material things.

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She’d had access to her inheritance for quite a while now, yet she never once thought about upgrading her car. The one parked downstairs now was clearly not something she would have picked for herself, which meant there was only one explanation.

Alexander.

She pressed her lips together in a faint, knowing smile as she walked into the building, then headed straight back to her office. Once inside, she pulled out her phone and sent him a message.

“Where’s my car?”

It took almost an hour before Alexander replied, “Sold it.”

Elena let out a quiet laugh, more exasperated than amused.

Of course he did. That’s exactly like him.

She typed again, “Can you get it back? I’m not used to this one.”

This time, his reply came quickly. “Come to the office”

Elena stared at the message for a second, already losing patience.

She had no intention of going anywhere near Pinnacle Group if she could help it.

“Never mind. I’ll just drive this one.”

She set her phone aside, leaning back slightly in her chair.

If I can avoid him for a while, I will. A few days, a few weeks, anything helps. Honestly, if something could just send him overseas for a year, that would be perfect.

Unfortunately, things rarely worked out that way.

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A knock sounded at the door, and Clement stepped in.

“Elena, Ryan’s office just reached out. We’ve got a reporting meeting at headquarters this afternoon. Make sure you’re prepared.”

Elena looked up, caught off guard. “This afternoon?”

She hadn’t seen anything about that.

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Clement nodded. “Yeah, it just went out. You probably haven’t checked your email yet.”

After he left, Elena opened her inbox, and sure enough, there was a message from Ryan sent about ten minutes earlier, notifying them that all relevant department leads were expected at Pinnacle Group’s headquarters at two o’clock for a formal

report.

So there was no getting out of this.

Elena didn’t bother with lunch. Instead, she spent the entire time organizing her recent work, tightening her notes, and making sure everything was in order. By the time she finished, it was already close to 1:30.

She grabbed her things and headed out with Clement.

As they reached the parking area, Clement glanced over and said, “Mind if I ride with you? My car’s in the shop.”

Elena didn’t know him particularly well. As the VP of Operations at Velmora Media, he handled the business side of things, and while he always came across as easygoing, there was still a certain distance between them.

“Yeah, that’s fine,” Elena said.

She unlocked the car and got in. Clement paused briefly when he saw what she was driving, one brow lifting slightly before he took the passenger seat.

The drive to Pinnacle Group took a little over twenty minutes.

Elena kept her eyes on the road, focused.

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After a moment, Clement glanced at her and said casually, “When did you switch cars?”

Elena kept her tone even. “This morning.”

Which, technically, wasn’t wrong.

Clement smiled faintly. “Your boyfriend got it for you?”

Elena pressed her lips together. “Something like that.”

Very few people knew about her marriage to Alexander.

Within Velmora Media, people only knew she had been appointed as executive president out of nowhere. Rumors had been circulating for a while, most of them guessing she was involved with someone high up at headquarters. Elena had tried to clarify at first, but after a while, she stopped bothering.

From the outside, the assumptions made sense.

Even though she held the title of executive president, Velmora Media was still just a subsidiary under Pinnacle Group. Her salary alone wouldn’t justify a car like this, and most of her actual income came from year–end bonuses.

So if she claimed she bought it herself, no one would believe her anyway.

Clement studied her for a second longer, something unreadable passing through his expression, before he smiled again.

“Must be a pretty solid relationship then.”

Elena didn’t want to continue that line of conversation. She gave a polite smile and kept driving.

The rest of the ride passed quietly.

From time to time, Clement glanced at her, as if trying to figure something out. At one point, her phone started vibrating. Elena glanced at the screen but didn’t pick up, letting it ring out on its own.

Clement tilted his head slightly. “Trouble with your boyfriend?”

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Elena almost told him he was crossing a line.

But considering they worked in the same company and would continue running into each other, she chose not to make things awkward. She just let out a small, noncommittal laugh.

Clement didn’t push further.

When they arrived, he got out of the car first, then walked around to her side and picked up her laptop bag before she could stop him.

“I’ve got it,” Clement said with an easy smile. “That thing looks heavy.”

Before Elena could respond, he had already headed toward the building.

She had no choice but to follow.

They entered Pinnacle Group and went straight up to the executive floor. Ryan was already waiting.

“Clement, Elena,” Ryan said, giving them a brief nod. “Let’s head to the conference

room.”

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