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

skipped

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

in her throat. "Yes, Talia,

voice cracked as she spoke, tears

so much. I

up with tears, her

sorry for

recounting the

"1

you, Claire. The police couldn't identify the victim, but I knew it

Talia for

all this time? Why did

"It's complicated.

you one day."

Claire. I'm just glad

up on lost time. Claire listened

should meet

"We really should, Talia."

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

filled with faces she knew were capable of taking on the big project ahead. As she stepped in,

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

a quick round of introductions

tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her

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,

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

the presentation concluded, Claire's voice rang out with

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

room buzzed with anticipation and energy as employees exchanged

a while since experienced this

the names of the groups on the screen,

who promptly complied, displaying the group allocations for everyone to

your ideas. I wish to see all of your innovative ideas.

as she

no longer

sense of pride

are the worst CEO, Robert"

buried under a mountain of documents, signing one