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.

surprise evident in her

heart skipped a

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

felt a lump form in

she spoke, tears evident in her

much. I thought..after the

up with tears, her

for scaring

she spoke, recounting the pain of losing Claire

"1

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

for

you been all this time? Why did you disappear like

"It's complicated. I'll

you one day."

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

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

meet

"We really should, Talia."

hung up the phone, She had mix emotion and

entered the bustling meeting room, filled with faces she knew were capable of taking on the

Peterson, and I'm excited to

quick round of introductions to ensure

time, Claire launched into the heart of the matter. She displayed the presentation she had worked on tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her plan for

a touch

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

presentation concluded, Claire's voice rang

into groups, and each group will brainstorm and come

anticipation and energy as

while since experienced this

the names of the groups

displaying the group allocations

brainstorm your ideas. I wish to

with a smile as she wrapped up

dispersed into their groups, their voices no longer

them go, a sense of pride and happiness filling

are the worst CEO, Robert" Claire said

buried under a mountain of