Chapter 242 “I’m not walking in with you,”

The paparazzi were buzzing like bees, their cameras flashing from afar. Since no paparazzi were allowed to get close to the hotel, they settled for taking long-distance shots, their lenses zooming in on Claire and Alexander as they stood in front of the hotel entrance. Claire's eyes were icy as she glared at Alexander, the tension between them palpable. “I’m not walking in with you,” Claire said coldly. “Go ahead. I don’t want anyone to think we arrived together.” Alexander frowned, clearly not pleased with her dramatics. “Oh, come on, Claire. You’re being way too dramatic about this. We’re going to bump into each other at the banquet anyway. Might even have to exchange a few pleasantries. The guests don’t care about how we get there.” Claire crossed her arms, ready to argue, but Alexander cut her off before she could get a word out. “Look,” he said, “let’s just walk in together and talk about the robot project. We can discuss the progress, and it’ll look professional. Problem solv