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 her

heart skipped

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

form in

cracked as she spoke,

missed you so much. I

up with tears,

sorry for scaring you,

recounting the pain of losing Claire without

"1

the victim, but I knew it was your car. I just

Talia for

been all this time?

"It's

you one day."

Claire. I'm just glad you're

for hours, catching up on lost time. Claire listened

should meet up

"We really should, Talia."

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

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

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

round of

previous night and explained the details of her plan for Cortex 2.0. The room listened

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

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

concluded, Claire's voice rang out with

and each group will brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas for Cortex 2.0.

as employees exchanged excited glances and ideas

a while since experienced this thrilling

bring up the names of

promptly complied, displaying the group allocations

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

smile as she wrapped up the

groups, their voices no longer hushed but filled with animated discussions and brainstorming

a sense of pride and happiness

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

had been buried under a mountain of documents,