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

skipped a

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

in her throat. "Yes,

voice cracked as she spoke, tears evident in her

you so much.

with tears, her

sorry for

recounting the pain of

"1

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

Talia for having faith in

this time? Why did

"It's complicated.

you one day."

understand, Claire. I'm just

hours, catching up on lost time. Claire listened

should meet up

"We really should, Talia."

She had mix emotion and in disbelief that Talia still remembers

meeting 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 quieted

warm, "Good morning, everyone. I'm Claire Peterson, and I'm excited to inform this project

a quick round of

of 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

remarked, injecting a touch of humor into her tone. "It's quite funny for a technology and software company to

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

concluded, Claire's

brainstorm and come up with innovative ideas for Cortex 2.0. The winning idea

buzzed with anticipation and energy as employees exchanged excited glances and

since experienced this

please bring up the names of the groups

who promptly complied, displaying the group

schedule, I will give you a week to brainstorm your

smile as

longer hushed but filled with animated discussions and

them go, a sense

CEO,

a mountain of documents, signing one after