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

skipped a

filled with heavy breathing, as if Talia couldn't believe her ears. "I can't believe it.

a lump form in her throat. "Yes,

voice cracked as she spoke, tears

so much.

up with tears, her

sorry for scaring you,

emotions poured out as she spoke, recounting the pain of

"1

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

you, Talia for having

you been all this time? Why did you

"It's

you one day."

understand, Claire. I'm just glad

catching up on lost time. Claire listened

meet

"We really should, Talia."

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

with faces she knew were capable of taking on the big project ahead. As she stepped in, the loud buzz of conversation gradually quieted

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

round of

heart of the matter. She displayed the presentation she had worked on tirelessly the previous night and explained the details of her plan for Cortex

touch of humor into her tone.

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

presentation concluded, Claire's

brainstorm and

as employees exchanged excited

a while since

up the names of

her secretary, who promptly complied, displaying the

your ideas. I wish to see all of

said with a smile as she

voices no longer

a sense of pride and

really are the worst CEO, Robert" Claire said as

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