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.

Claire exclaimed, her surprise evident in

skipped

if Talia couldn't believe

form in

cracked as she spoke, tears evident in her

missed you so much. I thought..after

with tears, her voice barely above a

for scaring

out as she spoke, recounting the pain of losing Claire without

"1

couldn't identify the victim, but I knew it was your car. I

Talia for having

you been all this time? Why did

"It's complicated. I'll

you one day."

Claire. I'm

for hours, catching up on lost time. Claire listened intently,

meet up

"We really should, Talia."

up the phone, She had mix emotion and in disbelief that

with faces she knew were capable of taking

Claire Peterson, and I'm excited to inform this project with all

making a quick round of introductions to ensure everyone felt

on tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her

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,

through the room, indicating that Claire's observation resonated with

presentation concluded, Claire's voice

groups, and each group will brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas for Cortex 2.0. The winning idea will lead this

with anticipation and energy as employees exchanged excited glances and ideas started

been a while since

bring up the names of the groups on the screen,

her secretary, who promptly complied, displaying the group allocations for everyone

give you a week to brainstorm your

said with a smile as she wrapped up the

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

sense of pride and happiness

the worst CEO,

day, Claire had been buried under a mountain of documents, signing one after another,