New beginning: Billionaire love story (Claire and Alex) novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Keep on dreaming 

The next day, Claire sat in her office, staring blankly at her computer screen 

Hermind was a whithwind of thoughts. Should she go to HIP’s office to demand answers, or confront someone at Venus? Or should she retrain from visiting either company? She knew she couldn’t just let it go; she needed to find out how Venus had gotten their hands on her ideas. 

As she was pondering hernest move, the door to her office burst open. She jumped, startled out of her thoughts, and glared at the intruder. It was Robert, Ils face thshed with anger. 

“Claire!” he shouted, stonning into the room. “How did this happen? Hp is collaborating with Venus now, 

„our biggest rival!” 

Claire took a deep breath, trying to keep her composure. “Robert do not shout at me like that. And never burst into my office without knocking,” she said coldly, her eyes narrowing. Her face was deadly serious. 

Robert swallowed hard, a hint of nervousness thickering across his face, but he tried to maintain his angry facade. “I need to know what happened with HP. This is a disasted!” 

Claire’s annoyance deepened. She caused an eyebrow. “How do you even know about it? As far as I know, the collaboration with Hp was confidential.” 

Robert froze, his mind racing. He hadn’t anticipated this question, though he knew it was only a matter of time before Claire asked. He hesitated before answering. “I overheard your secretary talking to the HP team over the phone. You should tell her to be careful next time.‘ 

Claire narrowed her eyes, not entirely convinced. There was something off about Robert’s explanation, but she chose to ignore it for now 

Robert continued talking. “How did this happen Claire? 

want to explain it to him, but Robert is still a part of Metacortex since he has 25% of the shares. 

Claire doesn’t want 

“Why do you want to know anyway? You rarely come to work? raising her brows at Robert carious question that makes him irritated by Claire. 

“I’m still part of this company, Claire and I deserve to know what happened in this company.” 

Claire took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. “Fine. You want to know what happened? Venus stole our ideas. That’s what happened.” Robert frowned, clearly confused. “What do you mean they stole our ideas? 

“yesterday, Venus announced the release of their new software through online streaming.” Claire explained. “When I watched it, all the ideas were exactly what we discussed with our team. The only difference was the design, but the rest were identical” 

Robert scoffed indisbelief as he stared at Claire “Venus copy our ideas? Are you sure? We may be cival, but I don’t they will go this low to be equal to Metacortex.” 

She frowned as he listened to Robert doubting her “Are you doubting me? You don’t even know the progress on Cortex 2.0, Robert. You couldn’t differentiate it even if you tried and you take their sides?” 

Robert’s expression turned modding “Thad a feeling this would happen. My Intuition was right. Claire, you u are not ready to be the CEO,” 

Claire’s temper flared. “You don’t even answer my question!” she said in disbelief. “And do you think you are a good CEO than I am? If you lead Metacontes for another two years, I’m sure this company will be no more.” 

Robert threw her a glare. “Says the one who lose a potential client and their project getting stole 

This conversation is slightly getting to Claire nerves, She fisted her palms to suppress her anger. After all she is still in the company, and she needs to maintain her image and professionalism. “What are you trying to say here, Robert? That I’m not capable of naming this company? That I don’t deserve this position? Robert’s expression hardened. “Yes, you are not capable, Give me back my position and I will take care of everything. You clearly can’t handle it.” 

She couldn’t help but chudded as she found it funny and ironic. “Are you hearing yourself, Robert?” 

Claire stood up abruptly, placing both hands on her desk and leaning forward. Her eyes bore into Robert’s with a deadly seriousness. “Do you really think that by ordering me around, I will just hand over my position to you? That’s not going to happen. Keep on dreaming.” 

Robert sneered. “You’ve already ruined a potential client, Claire. Do you have any idea what that means for the compary?” 

Clare’s anger flared. “Losing one project doesn’t mean have failed at managing this company Projects come and go. It’s part of the business and I’m sure you know that.” 

Robert frowned, clearly taken aback by her defiance. “You’ve gone soft on your employees. They’re probably stabbing you in the back as we speak,” he said, his tone dripping with disdain. 

Claire’s expression remained steely, “I trust my employees. They’re loyal, and they didn’t betray me. 

Robert laughed mockingly. “And that’s why you’re not cut out for this. You’re very nice, Claire. You don’t understand the ruthlessness required in the business World” 

y well. Trusting my employees is not a weakness, it’s an essential 

Claire frowned, refusing to back down. 1 understand the business world perfectly w Tradership. Do you even know what I’m talking about?” 

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Robert gritted his teeth, his frustration evident. Before he could respond, Claire cut him off, bringing up a sore point from his past. “Remember your so–called friend, Pedro Petain? The one who betrayed you? 

Robert’s face darkened, his anger palpable. Claire chuckled, the sound dripping with sarcasm “Don’t worry, Robert. My employees aren’t like Petain. I know who I 

can trust.” 

Robert’s face tighted, and he said seriously, “After everything that’s happened, you still have confidence in leading this company?” 

Claire met his gaze calmly. “Yes, I still have confidence. If you don’t like it, you’re free to go and sell your shares to the