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

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

a lump form in her throat. "Yes, Talia, I'm

she spoke, tears evident

missed you so much. I thought..after the

with tears, her

sorry for scaring

as she spoke, recounting the pain of losing

"1

the victim, but I knew it was your car. I just I'm just not

Talia for having faith

time?

hesitated. "It's complicated. I'll

you one day."

softened. "I understand, Claire.

time. Claire

meet up

"We really should, Talia."

She had mix emotion and in disbelief that

were capable of taking on the big project ahead. As she stepped in, the loud

warm, "Good morning, everyone. I'm Claire Peterson, and

quick round of introductions to ensure everyone felt

the 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

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

the room, indicating that Claire's

the presentation concluded, Claire's

going to divide into groups, and each group will brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas

with anticipation and energy as

while since experienced

the names of the

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

are in a tight schedule, I will give you a week to brainstorm your ideas. I wish to

with a smile as she wrapped

employees dispersed into their groups, their voices no longer hushed

sense of pride and happiness filling

the worst CEO, Robert" Claire said

buried under a mountain of documents, signing one after another, barely taking