Chapter 368 2 Birds 1 Stone

Claire’s eyes went wide as she listened to her secretary, Sandra, over the phone. “What?” she exclaimed, frowning in disbelief. Sandra hesitated, then repeated, “The entire Metacortex system is down.” Claire huffed, running a hand through her hair. “I heard you the first time,” she muttered, trying to make sense of it. “What do you mean the entire system is down?” Matthew, who had been sitting quietly at his desk, immediately perked up at the mention of Metacortex. His brow furrowed, and he stood from his chair, moving closer to Claire’s desk, clearly trying to catch what was happening. Sandra’s voice came through the speaker again, this time sounding a little more nervous. “It’s like what happened a few months ago… you know, in the control room. Everything just went dark. IT has no control over it.” Claire cursed under her breath, rubbing her temples. “Great. Just great.” She paused, eyes narrowing as she processed what Sandra was saying. This fell off, way too coincidental. She