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."

Matthew reassured her, though his voice sounded tight with frustration. "You were in

of inching through the city streets. By 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

glancing at her phone, helpless. "I hate this. I can't do

quick look. "We'll make

nearly empty roads, and after what felt like an eternity, they arrived at Cryptonic's building. Claire didn't wait for the car to come to a complete stop

secretary, Billy, waiting for her by the elevator. His expression was

as the elevator doors opened, and they stepped

Billy explained, his voice low. "They can't even use their monitors. It's like

onto the couch without even

this is," Claire said, her fingers flying across the keyboard. "Whoever's doing this can't be too far ahead. We've got

code to shut down the attack, everything went quiet. The alerts stopped. The hacking attempts vanished like they'd never even happened. Claire froze, her hands still hovering over the keyboard.

standing behind her, furrowed

her screens, completely bewildered. "The hack... it

"Wait,

good thing. Hacks don't just stop like that. Whoever was doing this didn't just give

something's definitely off. We need to figure out what just happened." She glanced at Matthew. "Can you check the

Matthew heads out

her mind still spinning. The attack had come out of nowhere, and just as quickly as it had started, it was gone. And that wasn't how things worked. Whoever had hacked Cryptonic wasn't some amateur-they knew exactly what they were

you to check if the IT team has gotten control of the monitor." he

out of the office to Matthew's she pushed the door

typing. "No trace of who it was. Whoever

figured as much," Claire muttered, rubbing her temples. "Whoever they are, they've been

what's our next

forth. "We wait. And we prepare. If they come back-and

his expression serious. "We need to step up security on everything, not just Cryptonic. If