Chapter 97 Keep on dreaming


    The next day, ire sat in her office, staring nkly at herputer 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 eitherpany? 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 red at the intruder. It was Robert, Ils face thshed with anger.


    "ire!" he shouted, stonning into the room. "How did this happen? Hp is coborating with Venus now,


    our biggest rival!"


    ire took a deep breath, trying to keep herposure. "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!"


    ire''s annoyance deepened. She caused an eyebrow. "How do you even know about it? As far as I know, the coboration 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 ire 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.''


    ire narrowed her eyes, not entirely convinced. There was something off about Robert''s exnation, but she chose to ignore it for now


    Robert continued talking. "How did this happen ire?


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


    ire doesn''t want


    "Why do you want to know anyway? You rarelye to work? raising her brows at Robert carious question that makes him irritated by ire.


    "I''m still part of thispany, ire and I deserve to know what happened in thispany."


    ire 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." ire exined. "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 ire "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. ire, you u are not ready to be the CEO,"


    ire''s temper red. "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 thispany will be no more."


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


    This conversation is slightly getting to ire nerves, She fisted her palms to suppress her anger. After all she is still in thepany, and she needs to maintain her image and professionalism. "What are you trying to say here, Robert? That I''m not capable of naming thispany? 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?"


    ire stood up abruptly, cing 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, ire. Do you have any idea what that means for thepary?"


    re''s anger red. "Losing one project doesn''t mean have failed at managing thispany Projectse 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.


    ire''s expression remained steely, "I trust my employees. They''re loyal, and they didn''t betray me.


    Robertughed mockingly. "And that''s why you''re not cut out for this. You''re very nice, ire. You don''t understand the ruthlessness required in the business World"


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


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


    part of


    Robert gritted his teeth, his frustration evident. Before he could respond, ire 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. ire 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 thispany?"


    ire 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


    Hearing this, Robert''s face tumed red with anger, and he clenched his lies. "Thispany will fall to the ground if you continue to lead it," he said, his voice low and threatening


    ire chuckled coldly. "Are you threatening me, Robert? So far, Metacortex''s stock market is still rising. I don''t see how it can fall to the ground.


    *phically? Let'' wall and ser." She challenged Robert as her lips curled up to a smirk.


    Robert hlued at her, narrowing his eyes. "You''ll see. Mark my words,"


    With that, he stormed out of the office, leaving behind an allt of fury. ire took a seat and leaned back in herchair, closing her eyes for a second as she took a deep breath, she couldn''t believe how desperate Robert was to use this opportunity to reim his position. She needed a new n to show him and everyone else that she was more than capable of leading Metacortex.


    ire opened her eyes as a thought crossed her mind. She didn''t want to resort to this, but it seemed like the only way.


    Peking up her phone, she dialed Matthew.Content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "Matthew, it''s ire. I need to talk to you about something important," she said when he answered.


    "What''s going on, ire? Matthew asked, sensing the urgency in her voler.


    ""I need you toe to thepany now.


    Chaper 98 I might line it or hate it