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.

her surprise evident

skipped a

if Talia couldn't believe her ears.

lump form in her throat. "Yes,

cracked as she spoke,

missed you so much.

tears, her

sorry for scaring

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

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tried to search for you, Claire. The police couldn't identify the victim, but I knew

you, Talia for having faith in

all this time?

"It's complicated. I'll

you one day."

understand, Claire. I'm just glad you're

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

should meet up

"We really should, Talia."

She had

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

morning, everyone. I'm Claire Peterson, and I'm excited to inform

a quick round of introductions to ensure everyone felt

matter. She displayed the presentation she had worked on tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her plan for Cortex 2.0. The room listened attentively as she outlined the vision for the new

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

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

concluded, Claire's voice rang out with

part. We're going to divide into groups, and each group will brainstorm and come up

anticipation and energy as employees exchanged excited

while since experienced this thrilling

names of the groups on the screen,

promptly complied, displaying the group allocations for everyone

give you a week to brainstorm your ideas. I wish to see

a smile as she

voices no longer hushed but filled

go, a sense of pride

really are the worst CEO, Robert" Claire said

been buried under a mountain of documents,