New beginning: Billionaire love story (Claire and Alex)
Chapter 53

Chapter 53 She can't get away with it

"Alex, der you getting married?" she asked directly, catching Alexoll quant.

alex free for a moment, his mind racing in comprehend how his mother had found out about his upcoming wedding. He had recent proposal to Lisa, and now it seemed they had somehow found out

"Uh, yes, Mum," Alex replied, feeling a bit tongue-tind:

mned his parents about his

(so sudden?" His mot her fired off questions in rapid surcession, leaving Alex

"Why did you tell me? Who is this woman you want in

cant in marry? And why is it so s singgling to keep up

Taking a deep breath, Alex tried to placate his mother's rising anger. "Mum, please calm down. Her name is Lisa, and I proposed to her a two days His mother, far from calm, scoffed in disbelief. "You poopose and expect me to replace out like this? What about Claire?u Alex's brow furrowed in contusion. "What about Claire, Mom?"

His mother's voice turned stem. "You just dived her, and now you want to marry someone else? Dan't it toodaut? You should talk to Claire about it." Arnoyance compt into Alex's voice as he defended himself. "Mum, Claire, and I are officially divorced. We've moved on with our lives, Lisa is the one I want

His mother remained uncomineed. "Well, if you're serious about this, you need to bring your girlfriend to meet us. If you don't, this marriage won't be happening."

Alex sighed, knowing his mother's stubbornness all too well. "understand, Mum will arrange for Lisa to meet you and that soon.

Detour the call ended Alex couldn't resist asking, "Mam, where did you get this information from?

His mother's response surprised him. "Someone sent me a photo of you inside a wedding boutique with a woman

"Oh, thanks fortelling me,

The call ended, leaving Alex with a furrowed brow and a mind full of questions. Who could have taken that photo and sent it to his mother? I couldn't have been Lasaj she was with him during the ditting. The mystery sagged at him as he got into the driver's art of his car and headed home

He continued to think about the unexpected turn of events during the drive, he couldn't shake of the feeling that someone was meddling in his personal life, and he was determined to get to the bottom of it As he entered his penthouse, Lisa was in their mom, engrossed in the evening skincare routine.

"Hey, Lisa," Alex called out, has tone carrying a hint of tension

Lisa turned to him, noticing the seriousness in his voice. "What's on your mind?" she asked, pausing in her routine.

Alex settled onto the couch with a sigh, running a hand though his hair. "Did you tell my mum about our wedding she called earlier.

Lisa's burrowed in confusion "No, I didn't. Why would she think that??!

Wessexpression reflected his use as he explained, "My mum told me someone send her a photo of the in the wedding boutique with a woman which is you That's why it got me thinking." Lisa joined him on the couch, concem etching her features. "Is that a problem? I mean, it's just your mumking, right?

Alex's sigh. "It's not just that. My family is complicated Expecially with my dad. They still hold Claire in high regard, and when they found out about our divorce, it didn't sit well with them."

Lisa's smile faltered, understanding the underlying tension. "I see. But we love each other, and that's what matters, right?"

Alexadded, grateful for Lisa's understanding "yeah, exactly. That's why I want us to meet my parents this week I'll try to smooth things over and make them see how happy we are together."

Lisa's eyes softened, and she reached out to squeeze his hand. I believe everything will work out. Your parents will see how great we are together."

As Alex spoke about meeting his parents, a ticket of worry crossed his mind. I just can't shake the feeling that someone is leaking Information to my parents." Lisa's eyes widened. "Wait, I met Claire this morning. I told her about our wedding and your proposal." "she could be the one telling your

your morn about our wedding

Alex's frown deepened "Why would she do that?"

Lina shugged helplessly. "We had a little argument nothing serious. But maybe she wanted to stir things up!

Alexa wenched in frustration have told her to stay away from you. It's like she's not even scared of causing mose problemas,"

Determined to get to the bottom of tblogs, Alex headed downstats and called his private investigator, instructing him to track Claire's movements.

A few minutes later, the PI called back with disappointing news. "l'insotry, Mr. Hants. We can't tracker. All her communication channels seem to be blocked."

Alex's frustration boiled over, evident intus tight grip on the phone. "Damn it," he muttered before hanging up

Lisa followed him downstairs, sensing his anger. "Alex, maybe it's better to let it go. It we locus on claine, she might just do something worse."

Alea's porteused. "We can't let clane get away with it"

Liturges widea at the led to calin Ales down

Chapter 53 Stir cant get away with a

"Alex, calm down. Just ignore her, you know how Claire is, right? I'm sure she won't stop until she is satisfied."

ce to Lisa and he sighed. "Fine, but I am doing this for you not her."

Alex eyes paze

A smiled appear on Lisa's lips feeling relief that Alex decided to let it go. "Thank you, habe."

"So, he is getting married, huh?" Claire muttered to herself as she stare at the unwatched tv show.

Her thoughts were consumed by the news of Alex getting married, a fact that seemed to linger in her mind despite her attempts to push it away. "Why does it even matter?" she muttered to herself, trying to dismiss the thoughts that kept creeping in. "I don't care about Lisa or Alex." "Hey Claire, the sushi's here!" Matthew's voice echoed through the spacious living room.

Claire called back from her spot on the couch, "I'm here, Matthew."

Matthew appeared moments later, a handful of paper bags filled with sushi.

Claire blurted out, "My ex-husband is getting married."

"Oh, so?"

Claire shrugged nonchalantly, as if trying to convince herself of her indifference. "It's nothing. Just wanted to tell someone."

Matthew raised his brows his gaze fixed on Claire. "Is the news bothering you, Claire?"

Claire scotted, her disbelief evident in her tone. "Bothering me? Not at all. He can do whatever he likes with his life."

She knew Alex well enough to understand that he wasn't one to make hasty decisions, especially regarding something as significant as marriage.

"What surprises me is how fast this wedding is happening," Claire mused aloud, more to herself than to Matthew. "Alex is all about precision, and nishing into mariage doesn't seem like him."

"Maybe he found someone special?" Matthew said with a confused look on his face.

Claire's lips curved into a bitter smile. "Or maybe he will regret it soon enough. Which I love to see that happening."