New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 No going back

Robert stormed into his house, his face a mask of anger and frustration. The news of Pedro's firing and the sale of his shares to Claire had left him seething

He went to his study and swept his arm across the table, sending documents crashing t

He was furious with Claire's actions as well as Pedro's betrayal.

"That bastard."

the floor. to the

His wife cautiously entered the room. "Robert, what was that noise?" she asked softly.

Robert's temper flared, and he snapped, "Just leave me alone!"

"I heard Claire is back."

To make matters worse, his wife mentioned Claire's return, probing for information.

"How did she manage to come back, Robert?"

Robert's glare was enough to make his wife flinch. Without another word, she retreated from the room, closing the door quietly behind

her

Alone in his study, Robert paced back and forth, his mind consumed with thoughts of Claire and the precarious situation at Metacortex.

Meanwhile, Claire, who is in her studies, is currently coming up with a plan to create new software. For 3 years, Cortex software has never had a significant update.

For three y years, the company had stagnated under Robert's leadership, with minimal updates to the Cortex software. She knew if she didn't show up, Metacortex would soon face bankruptcy and all that hard work go to waste.

Her focus shifted to the task at hand: creating Cortex 2.0. It was time to revolutionize the software and bring Metacortex back to the forefront of the industry.

As she brainstormed ideas, her phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. Without bothering to check the caller ID, she answered, only to be met with a familiar voice.

"Hello?"

"Claire is this really you?" Talia's voice quivered with disbelief.

exclaimed, her surprise evident

heart skipped a

with heavy breathing, as if Talia couldn't believe her ears. "I can't

felt a lump form in her throat. "Yes, Talia,

spoke,

you so much.

up with tears, her voice barely above

for

spoke, recounting the pain of losing Claire

"1

The police couldn't identify the victim, but I knew it was your

Talia for

have you been all this time?

"It's complicated. I'll

you one day."

Claire.

up on lost time. Claire listened

meet

"We really should, Talia."

hung up the phone, She had mix emotion

filled with faces she knew were capable of taking on the big project ahead. As she stepped in, the loud buzz of conversation

I'm Claire Peterson,

quick round of introductions to ensure everyone

presentation she had worked on tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her

many of you know, we haven't seen significant development in our technologies over the past few years," Claire remarked, injecting a touch of humor into her tone. "It's quite funny for a technology and software company to lag behind in quality Improvements, don't you

murmur of agreement rippled through the room, indicating that

Claire's voice rang

brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas for Cortex 2.0. The winning idea will lead

as employees exchanged

while since experienced this

names of the

secretary, who promptly complied, displaying the group allocations for

brainstorm your ideas. I

said with a smile as

employees dispersed into their groups, their voices no longer hushed but filled with animated

go, a sense

right. You really are the worst CEO, Robert" Claire said as

mountain of documents, signing one after