New beginning: Billionaire love story

Chapter 367 Hacking Cryptonic

Claire and Matthew stepped out of the car, their footsteps echoing across the parking lot as they made their way toward the towering Metacortex building. But just as Claire reached for the door, her phone buzzed in her pocket. She pulled it out and frowned, eyes narrowing as she saw the alert.

"What now?" she muttered.

Matthew, sensing her tension, glanced over. "What's wrong?"

Claire held up her phone. "Someone's hacking into Cryptonic."

Matthew's eyes widened, and he let out a low curse under his breath. "Seriously?"

"Yeah," Claire said, biting her lip. "I need to get to Cryptonic, fast. Can you drop me off?"

Matthew paused for a second, then shook his head. "No way. Forget driving-let's take the helicopter. You'll get there a lot faster."

Claire shook her head. "We don't have time to wait for the helicopter now. Let's just go." She turned on her heel, heading back to the car, and Matthew followed right behind her.

Matthew didn't waste a second. As soon as they were back in the car, he floored it, weaving through traffic at a reckless pace. Claire stared at her phone, frustration building. Without her laptop, she couldn't do much except watch the alert notifications flash across the

screen.

"How did this happen?" Matthew asked, gripping the steering wheel a little too tightly. "Cryptonic's systems are supposed to be bulletproof."

"I don't know," Claire said, shaking her head. "This is the first time anyone's ever hacked into Cryptonic. It doesn't make sense."

Matthew took a sharp turn down a side street, hoping to bypass traffic, but they came to an abrupt stop as they hit a wall of cars. Both of them cursed in unison.

"Of course," Claire muttered, leaning back in her seat. "Should've listened to you about the helicopter."

frustration. "You were in a panic earlier.

the time they reached the outer edges of town and the traffic finally began to clear, Matthew was practically pressing the gas pedal through the

at her phone, helpless. "I hate this. I

shot her a quick look. "We'll make it. Hang

roads, and after what felt like an eternity, they arrived at Cryptonic's building. Claire didn't

Claire spotted her secretary, Billy, waiting for her by the elevator. His expression was grim, his tone serious. "Claire, it's

Claire demanded as the

control, but it's like someone's hijacked everything," Billy explained, his voice low. "They can't even

tossing her bag onto the couch without even looking. Her laptop was open in seconds, and

"Whoever's doing this can't be too far

quiet. The alerts stopped. The hacking attempts vanished like they'd never even happened. Claire froze, her

furrowed his brow. "What's

completely bewildered. "The hack... it just

confusion. "Wait, isn't

looked up at him, her face a mixture of disbelief and suspicion. "No, it's not a good thing. Hacks don't just stop like that. Whoever was doing this didn't just give up." Billy, standing awkwardly by the door,

figure out what just happened."

Matthew heads out of Claire's office to his

and just as quickly

if the IT team has gotten control of the monitor." he nodded and headed out of

her way out of the office to Matthew's she pushed the door open. "Found

trace of who

Claire muttered, rubbing her temples. "Whoever they are, they've

our next

wait. And we prepare. If they come back-and

"We need to step up security on everything, not just Cryptonic. If they're