SWNOVELS Chapter 127
Chapter 127 Caught off guard
"Now that's what I want to hear."Clare utter with a satisfied on her lips.
Robed with an angry look on his face could't say anything. He wit back in his chair with an angry frowned and eyes kept staring at Claire
Now, you need to sign this."Clube slide the docement to Robert in which he immediately took it.
She couldn't help taled her brows when Hobet tale the
me to read it. "You don't have to read it. It's just a document. Nothing else."
"I couldn'") inist ampone including you, so I'making sure. Who knows there is something about selling my soul or something." Claire rolled her eyes at his dramatic respond "justado it quickly," After a while, Robert owned getting deeper and deeper as he look up to Claire. "What is the meaning of this?" his tone mix with anger and disbelief.
She raised her brows at Robert question but not surprised as she know he will act that way after reading the last page. Claire decided to play along cather just give in "Whut de rouman. Robert?"
He hessed at her "Don't play dumb, Claire. You know exactly what I am talking about,"
On the other hand, Matthew watched the interaction confusedly. He wonders what makes Robert angry that the doesn't want to proceed to signāt,
"don't want to sign this." Robert throw the pen on the table.
"It is written in the contract if you tum your back to Metacortex, you have to sell all your shares. And do you want your video to be publish? I could do it in a snapot a finger and even if you demand it to be delete, it will not, I have connection, so your choice, Robert." *but him?!" Robert pointed his fingers to Matthew who sat next to Claire. Matthew frowned at the mention of his name. "You tell me, I'm giving my shares to
Matthew was stunned heating it. "Wait, what did you say?"
Robert scoffed. "I'm sure you manipulate Claire into giving the shares to you!
"I buy it from you, Robert. You are not giving it to him nor L
Sull with a confused expassion, Matthewcouldn't help but frowned. "What is the meaning of this? I did not manipulate anyone and Claire?" be turned to his boss. aswell as friend. "What is the meaning of this?"
She sighed. "There is nothing much to explain, 1 ambuying his shares and give it to you. No question" she gave him a look which Matthew understand and didn't askmore question. "Just sign the paper, Robert. What do you want to dwell on?" she turned to him with frustration and anger crossed his feature.
"If you don't sign it at the count of three, then say goodbye to your reputation,"
Roben anhand through his hair in Inistration. This is just getting more worse.
"oklet will signin" be said grumbling and took the pen and sign it with his signature.
I wasn't an easy decision for Robert and by now it means that he couldn't control Metacortex anymore cause he has no control over it
Robed feel are could scream, shout, and throw everything
Claire bock the paper from him smiling in satisfaction and stood up from the chair. "Well, everything is all done, I'm going to take my leave now,"
tup from the chair casting a proud smirk to Robert in which he can only glared while clenching his jaw in anger. Claire male her way out of the restaurant. As they are out, Matthew calledber
"clair, can you please explain what is going on!"
She turned in him and gesture him to get in the cat. "It's best if we speak in the car." Matthew complied and climbed inside the car. Once they are inside the car, Clare started to speak
"Lam sorry if I caught you off guard, Matt." She shoot him an apologetic smile.
Hemed to Claire frowning "Wir didn't you tell me earlier?
"Because I know you aren't going in agere with me."
But why ching me all of his shares, Claire?"
Claude was silent for a moment before she turned to Matthew with a smile on her face. "Because you are the only person I trust, and you have been involved with Metaconex eventhough you are not working with Metacotex 1 want you to be involved, to be my eyes and ears incase I'm not at the company."
He let out a sighed. "You don't have to do that. I am willing to do it for you."
Claite only smiled; she didn't respond.
Back at the Robertson mansion, Gretta w
was waiting for her husband to come home. She has called him and text him, but he didn't answer. Gretta was curious why The asked for Metacomexcontract. She feels amdous. She knows something is wrong
The front door open and Quetta stood up almost immediately. She approach fobert with an anticipated look
"Where have you been? Why don't you arrower my text or calls?"
Robert couldn't deal with his wife right now, so he simply rolled his eyes and walked past her to the Irving room. "Robert, Lamtalling to you. Why are you going me?" her tone laced with confusion as well as her face. Chapter 121 Caught off guard
Robert took a seat at the couch as his eyes train on the fireplace. "Not right now, Gretta." His voice gruff.
"You kept saying that. Why did you asked for your contract with Metacortex?" Gretta crossed her arms over her chest, saying in a demanding tone.
"Gretta, Tam not in the mood to talk about this."
"I'm your wife! I have the rights to know!"
He stood up, turned to his wife shooting daggers at her that makes her winced. "Fine. You want to know why? Because I sell all of my shares to Claire. Happy now?" Het wite mouth gapped open in disbelief. She couldn't believe her ears. Most of all, she couldn't believe what happened. "W-what?" ber voice barely above whisper "Tell me you are lying, tell me this is a joke."
"It is not a joke."
She took a step forward, face to face with Robert. "Why did you let this happened?! why did you do it?!"
"Do you think 1 want to?" he stared at her frowning with a crazed look on his eyes. "I don't Gretta! But I have to."
"Because it is written in the contract. 1 betrayed Metacortex by working with Venus instead."
Her face morphed with confusion. "Wait, you tell me that you work with Verus? As in Metacortex rival?"
"Yes
"ok, it means you are not completely lose yet."
It is Robert turn as his face morphed into confusion. "What do you mean?"
"You don't have any shares in Metacortex, so it means you don't have may control over it. Then you should give up wanting Metacortex and instead destroying it or even sabotage it."
"Claire is smart. I'm sure she can sniff our doings from miles away."
Gretta lips curl up into a small smirk "Well, we have to be smarter than her."