Want My Womb? I'll Make You Childless novel Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Hearing this, Olivia’s expression shifted, and she looked at Clara in disbelief.

Even though Clara was involved in the development of Blade, she was just Ryan’s assistant, doing odd jobs. She couldn’t Clara actually understood this stuff, and had pinpointed the problem right away!

She looked anxiously at Richard and Victor, and saw the same incredulous expressions on their faces. Her heart sank

If Clara really was this talented, she would definitely gain favor with the Bennett men. If Clara were to bring up reinvestiga car accident at this point, the Bennetts would likely agree.

Thinking this, she pinched the web of her hand between her thumb and forefinger to calm herself down. She was just about to spe when Ryan stepped forward, looked at the code on the screen, and a mocking smile played on his lips.

“Mr. Bennett, is this the flawless system you were talking about?”

“Grand Horizon’s platform has a fundamental error in its algorithm, making it impossible to run the Blade system.”

Richard snapped back to reality, a flicker of panic in his eyes. He turned to Olivia, his voice tight with urgency.“Olivia, you can fix this, right?”

“Yeah…”

Olivia hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward, her fingers flying across the keyboard. But fifteen minutes ticked by, and Blade still refused to cooperate with Grand Horizon’s platform.

Clara watched Olivia’s face flush with frustration, a subtle smile playing on her lips.

Looks like she’d overestimated Olivia’s abilities. Apparently, even a problem this simple was beyond her

grasp.

With each passing second, Richard’s anxiety grew.“Olivia, is it fixed yet?”

“Dad…”

Olivia was on the verge of tears. She had tried multiple algorithms to make the Blade system compatible with Grand Horizon’s platform, but every method ran into one problem or another.

“That’s not the right approach.”

Clara watched Olivia’s frantic efforts, sighing softly.“The two systems are fundamentally incompatible; their operations conflict.”

“If you can’t fix it, maybe you should let me try?”

Hearing this, Olivia, already distraught, snapped, her voice sharp.“Clara, stop pretending you can help!”

“What do you know? I’m using the most advanced algorithmic framework from overseas, and I’ve been debugging it for a whole week without finding the issue. You’ve only glanced at the code; how could you possibly solve it?”

Richard’s expression, already unpleasant, darkened further upon hearing Olivia’s words.

He stepped forward, pointing at the glaring error message on the computer screen, his voice laced with suppressed anger.

“Clara, Olivia has been working with artificial intelligence since she was little. I even spent a fortune sending her abroad for specialized training. If she can’t solve it, what makes you, someone who didn’t even finish college, think you can?”

Seeing Richard’s anger, Victor quickly intervened, “Yes, Clara, even if you’re more familiar with the Blade system than Olivia and can

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“Don’t make things worse. Can you take the responsibility if you screw up the collaboration?”

Hearing their accusations, Ryan’s eyes darkened slightly. He was about to speak when Clara subtly shook her head.

Seeing the glint of mischief in Clara’s eyes, Ryan’s lips curved into a smile, and he held back.

Clara didn’t seem to take their words to heart, shrugging nonchalantly.“Since you all think I can’t fix it, then never mind.”

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As she spoke, she approached the computer, her fingers flying across the keyboard. A few seconds later, an encrypted interface popped up on the screen, a stream of light blue code scrolling endlessly before stopping at an input box.

“What is this?”

Richard was about to stop Clara, but when he saw the input box on the screen, the unease he’d felt earlier resurfaced.

“It’s the destruction authorization interface for the Blade system.”

Olivia had seen this interface before when she was in the Nova AI research group.

But how could Clara operate it…?

As if realizing something, her pupils contracted. She turned to look at Clara, but before she could ask the question forming in her mind, Clara said, “Since Grand Horizon’s platform can’t support Blade, the system data on the USB drive must be destroyed to prevent core technology leaks, as per regulations.”

Without looking at either of them, Clara entered a string of characters into the input box, pressed Enter, and looked up at Ryan. “I’ve authorized it. It’s your turn.”

Ryan raised an eyebrow, glanced at Richard and the others, who were standing there frozen, and nonchalantly walked to the computer.

“W–wait!”

As Ryan moved, Richard reacted, pointing a trembling finger at the screen and looking up at Clara.“You… how do you have destruction authorization for Blade?”

Isn’t that clearance reserved for Blade’s chief tech officer?

Clara tilted her head, feigning innocence as she looked at Richard.“I am one of Blade’s chief tech officers. Didn’t Ryan tell you?”

Ryan spread his hands, his tone laced with mock innocence.“I did, but Mr. Bennett didn’t believe me. What could I do?”

As he spoke, his finger hovered over the keyboard, poised to input his authorization code.“Now that the partnership’s off, the data wipe should probably be done ASAP.”

“No! Wait!”

Richard lunged forward, slamming his hand over Ryan’s, beads of cold sweat trickling down his face.“Clara… I was wrong. I haven’t been there for you.”

“I had no idea you’d accomplished so much in Al over the years, becoming a chief tech officer for Blade.”

He turned to Clara, his previous anger gone, replaced by a strained smile.“Clara, if you can identify the problem, you can probably fix it. Help your dad out and get Blade running smoothly on our platform, okay?”

A glint of amusement flashed in Clara’s eyes.“Mr. Bennett, don’t act like we’re close. If even your meticulously groomed Olivia can’t solve the problem, what makes you think someone like me could?”

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Richard’s face flushed crimson, the memory of his recent words stinging like a slap in the face. He desperately wanted to apologize to Clara, but his pride wouldn’t allow it. Instead, he turned to Olivia and Victor, who stood nearby.

“Who told you to speak to Clara like that? Apologize to her, now!”

“Dad!”

Olivia protested, unwilling to back down, but Victor, now realizing the gravity of the situation, pulled her back.

Ever since learning that Clara was the other person in charge of the Blade project, he regretted his attitude towards her more than ever.

He knew this wasn’t the time to argue. Swallowing his pride, he reluctantly echoed Richard’s wishes.“Clara, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have questioned your abilities.”

Olivia glanced at Victor’s pale face, then at Richard, his eyes urging her on. She clenched her fists, nails digging into her skin as if only pain could ease the humiliation she felt.

“Clara, I’m sorry.”

Clara raised an eyebrow at their reluctant apologies and said coolly, “I accept your apologies, but if you want me to solve the problem, I have a condition.”

She paused, her gaze settling on Richard.“I want the shares my mother left behind.”

“You!”

Victor was stunned that Clara would take advantage of the situation like this. The humiliation and resentment in his heart turned into anger.“Clara, don’t push it!”

“Don’t you know how important the civilian cooperation rights for Blade are to Grand Horizon?”

“The shares your mother left are always there. You can have them anytime. Why do you have to ask for them now?”

“Is it that if we don’t give them to you now, you’ll just stand by and watch Bennett Group go bankrupt?”

“Bennett Group go bankrupt?”

Clara tilted her head, considering it, and smiled.“That actually sounds pretty good.”

“I want the shares simply because I don’t want Olivia and Diane to benefit. If Bennett Group goes bankrupt and they get nothing, I’d actually find that quite satisfying.”

Hearing this, Victor was completely stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had always assumed that if Clara wanted the shares, it was to protect her mother’s legacy, but he never expected that she wouldn’t care about the fate of Bennett Group at all!

Olivia was a mix of shock and fury, pointing a trembling finger at Clara.“How could you do this?”

“Do what?”

Clara’s eyes turned cold.“Olivia, you, a bastard child, get to parade around as a Bennett heiress, enjoying everything that should have been mine. Why should I care if the Bennett family lives or dies?”

Richard, seeing the situation, knew that further deadlock would only make things worse.

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He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, pulled out his phone, and dialed his lawyer “Prepare a stock transfer agreement immediately. Transfer all the shares left to Clara in the will to her. Have it delivered to Grand Horizon Tech now.”

Hanging up, he looked at Clara.“Are you satisfied now? Will this solve the problem?”

Clara shook her head, walked over to the sofa, and sat down.“We’ll see once the agreement is signed.”

“You!”

Seeing Clara acting so shamelessly, Richard wanted nothing more than to drag her to the computer, pin her down, and force her to fix the platform integration issue.

But before he could move, Ryan stepped in front of him, glaring coldly.

“Mr. Bennett, what do you think you’re doing?”

Having spent years in the military, Ryan emanated an imposing aura that forced Richard to take a step back.

“N–nothing.”

Victor Bennett retreated sullenly to Richard Bennett’s side, exchanging a glance with Olivia Bennett on the other side of the room.

Olivia’s eyes flickered with disappointment as she witnessed her seemingly invincible older brother being put in his place by Ryan

Walker.

She then cast a dark look at Clara, realizing that if Clara actually obtained the shares and successfully resolved the issue, securing the civilian partnership for Grand Horizon with Blade, she would undoubtedly gain favor with the Bennett men. And then…

Her eyes narrowed at the thought.

No way!

She couldn’t stand by and watch Clara succeed!

Half an hour later, the lawyer arrived at Grand Horizon with the stock transfer agreement. Richard signed his name, and the agreement was passed to Clara.

Clara carefully reviewed it, and after confirming everything was in order, she signed her name as well.

At that moment, a trace of relief finally appeared on her face.

“Clara, when do you think you can get this problem sorted out…?”

Richard, noticing the change in Clara’s expression, knew she was in a good mood and seized the opportunity,

“No rush.”

Clara waved the agreement in her hand.“Signing is just the first step. I’ll get to work on the problem as soon as the shares are officially in

my name.”

Clara shot a meaningful glance at Olivia, whose face was ashen, and smiled. “Oh, and I advise you to hurry. Even though Grand Horizon has a contract with Nova Al, given the current situation, we could start looking for other partners.”

“Hopefully, the shares my mom left me will be in my name before that happens.”

Olivia was unnerved by that look, breaking out in a cold sweat as she watched Clara leave the lab with Ryan. After a moment of stunned silence, a flicker of relief sparked within her.