New beginning: Billionaire love story (Claire and Alex)
Chapter 87

Chapter 87 Did it crash?

detta watched Claire drive off, a mixture of frustration and fear bubbling within her, she knew Claire had discoverd het misdeeds and bad issued a stern wamTITE. The thought of crossing Claire again sent a chill down her spine.

"Why does Clair always get marrything?" ciretta maltrand to friselt, her frustratiomevident in her woker.

she coulder shake off the envy that gnawed at her, especially Imowing about Clalie's prized diamond necidare that was the talk of London's social cicles.

As Gretta paced back and forth, her mind tared with thoughts of how to out maneuver Clale or at least get her hands on that coveted necklare,

The anger and reseistment towards Clalte for seemingly having it all forled ber determination, albeit in a dangerous direction.

Meanwhile, Claire drove away, her mind focused on the enrmunter with Gretta and the underlying threats that had linen exchanged. She was accustomed to dealing with such situations, but each encounter left a litter taste of betrayal and deception "You now I would have thought it was Robert net Gretta."

Matthew nodded, "Same. I never thought even his wife capable to do such thing."

Claire eyes gaze at the passing buililing. "Our thing we know for sure is the Robertsonare capable of anything and that we should keep are eyes and ransepen

"What are you going to do with all this information?"

Thinking for a while, Clair leaned back to her seat. "I think will keep this information to myself and use it in the future in case Gretta idecide to pull some tricks."

"Don't worry, Claire. I'm with you. Just tell ine if you need amething:"

She turned to Matthew and smiled gratefully at him. "Thankyou, Matthew, Treatly appreciate it but I won't drag you into this: I have bad feeling of what might come in the future."

Alex sat in his office, a contemplative look on his face as he pondered his

He had beenager to team up with Martes, but no he needed to reassess the situation after replaceing our Claire is the CEO.

After a moment of deep thought, Alex's mind tumed to The Raven, a mysterious figure in the tech world.

With a determined expression, he picked up his phone and dialed Bex, a renowned bucker whose skills were unmatched.

"Rex, I need you to come to my office," Alex said as soon as Rex answered the call. "I have a task for you

Bex, always intrigued by challenges, replied, "Sure thing, Mr. Harris. I'll be there inajifly,"

True to his word, Rex arrived promptly at Harris Company.

Alexled Rexto the meeting room, where they could discuss the sensitive matter without interruptions

"Alright, Rex, here's the deal," Alex began as they settled in "t need you to track down The Raven for me."

Rex raised an eyebrow, knowing the separation of The Raven in the hacking community. "That's no easy feat, Alex. The Raven operates in the shadows, and getting intouch with them is like replaceing a needle in a haystack"

"I understand the challenge, Rex," Alex acknowledged. "But we're a member of Cryptonic and 1 believe we have the resour

resources to at least attempt it."

Rex nodded, acknowledging the truth in Allex's words. "I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee success. The Raven's defenses are top-notch"

"I trust your skills, Rex, "Alexsaid, placing a reassuring hand on Rex's shoulder. "You're the best in the business."

Returned to his laptop and started delving into the task at hand. Lines of code flew across the screen as his tigers moved with precision and speed. Alexeyestrained on the laptop screen; he wish he can do some simple coding but alas his talent lay in the business world. Claire sat in her headquarters, surrounded by screens displaying the inner workings of Cryptonic.

Today was special-it was her day as The Raven, her alter ego that delved into the world of coding and hacking, she found it to be more of an entertainment tha chose, a way to keep her skills sharp and her mind engaged.

As she leisurely scrolled through the chat logs of Cryptonic's members, her eyes caught a sudden notification. Someone was attempting to broach her database and track her location. Claire's demeanor shifted instantly from relaxation to high alert

She had set up the notification system precisely for such occasions, and now it was paying off.

Moving swiftly, Claire switched her focus to her primary computer, her fingers dancing across the keyboard as she navigated through layers of security protocols. She switched between laptops, her eyes scanning lines of code to ensure the hacket hac't made significant progress. The door to her office creaked open, and Matthew entered. "Claloe, what's going on with Cryptonic?" he asked, trying to grasp the situation

Claire raised a finger to her lips, signaling for silence as she concentrated on thwarting the hacker's attempts. Matthew, sensing the urgency in her movements, circled around her desk, hiseyes listed on the screens displaying intricate lines of code "What are you doing?" Matthew asked again, his voice Hinged with curious.

Claire didn't respond verbally, her focus entirely on the task at hand. With precise clicks and rapid code insertions, she managed to block the hacker's access, a small smile of triumph playing on her lips.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Claire fumed to Matthew, her eyes sparkling with In the tuill of the chase.

"Haven't had this much fun in a while," she admitted, her adrenaline still pumping.

Matthew looked at her incredulously, "Fun? You just stopped a backer from breaching your system" he exclaimed, amix of ware and concern in his voice. Calducked "just another day in the life of The Raven," she quipped, her playful side surfacing despite the series of the situation. Chapter 5 diterush!

Curiosity getting the better of him, Matthew asked, "Do you know who it was? Why were they trying to hack you?

Claire shrugged nonchalantly. "Probably just someone curious about my identity," she speculated, her mind already shifting gears to her neat te Matthew watched her with a mixture of admiration and bemusement. "What now?" he inquired, noticing her return to work claire grinned mischievously. "I'm sending our hacker friend a lovely present," she said, pressing the knowing she had turned the tables on the intruder.

Back at the Harris company, a notification popped up on Rex laptop screen.

It was an ominous warning about a virus, complete with a flashy animation that caught Alex's attention

"What's going on, Rex? Alexasked, leaning over to get a better look at the screen.

Rex's face tightened with concem as he tried to undo the damage.

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Despite his efforts, the screen went black, and then the laptop shut down entirely, leaving Rex in disbelief. "Damn it," he muttered under his breath Alex, now fully intrigued, asked, "What happened? Did it crash?" "The Raven hacked into my laptop. It's completely fried now," he explained, frustration evident in his voice.

Alex furrowed his brow, trying to grasp the severity of the situation. "Can't you just tum it back on?" he asked, hoping for a simpler solution. Rexsighed, shaking his head. "It doesn't work like that, Mr. Hanis,"