The True Heiress's Return

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Yvette's eyes scanned the group. Suddenly, her eyes widened as she saw the quiet girl hidden among the crowd,

getting up gracefully. The noisy auditorium went silent in an instant.

Under everyone's gaze, Shakira walked slowly and lightly onto the stage, standing alongside other top students

from different departments.

After a brief silence, the auditorium burst into an uproar.

"What's the matter?! Is our department's mysterious top student Shakira again?!"

"No way. Wasn't she missing that listening part? And she still cfirst? Is she even human?!"

"This is unbelievable! Are you sure there's no behind-the-scenes manipulation?!"

Just when everyone was shocked and skeptical, a message popped up in the class group chat. Xanthe posted a

screenshot, and it was Shakira's report card.

Only heaven knew how long she had been waiting for this moment!

Seeing everyone shocked and Yvette's face almost distorted from trying to hold back, Xanthe burst into laughter.

They dared to look down on Shakira. Now their smug faces were getting a real slap! "Oh wow, her total score is

thirty points higher than Yvette's? That's shockingly impressive!"

"In almost every subject, she scored nearly perfect, and in the listening section, she got half of the points. How

did she even do that?"

"And she's always turning in exams early! It's frightening. Compared to her, we're just getting crushed!"

When Yvette staggered back to Rebecca like a zombie, she clearly saw the angry expression on Rebecca's face.

She softly called out. "Mom..."

Rebecca's face was so dark. "Didn't you say she failed the test and did poorly?" Just recently, she had been

showing off to them, saying Yvette got second place and telling those who didn't do well to step back... Just

thinking about that moment, Rebecca felt embarrassed!

Yvette looked upset. "I don't know either. After the results cout, Shakira didn't cout to announce her

scores. | assumed she didn't do well, so she didn't cout. | didn't expect her to be the top one." She said and

lowered her head regretfully. "It's my fault. | shouldn't have thought she did poorly..."

Rebecca was furious, her face was serious and unreadable. Yvette sulkily sat back down next to Rebecca, but her

eyes were fixed on Shakira, who was enjoying the spotlight on stage.

Not only were the students caught off guard, but so were those in the front row. Calton clicked his tongue in

wonder. "Wow, | never imagined Ms. Nelson was a hidden academic genius!" Gavin shot Walter a meaningful

glance. "Someone's feeling pretty smug right now." As soon as he said that, everyone turned to look at Walter at

the stime. Walter's face remained unchanged, but a rare smirk appeared on the corner of his lips. "Nothing

is surprising about it. She's always been number one."

His tone was filled with pride, and it was evident that he was genuinely proud.

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They dragged out the tease with extended endings, making fun of Walter. Sean listened to their jokes and

couldn't help but frown.

He thought, 'What's that supposed to mean? Do they know Shakira? Judging by how they talk, they seem quite

familiar, don't they?

'Most importantly... What does Shakira being the top scorer have to do with Walter? What's he got to be smug

about?’

Meanwhile, Martha watched as Shakira stood with her grandson, the two young people looking perfectly

matched.

She couldn't help but smile with her eyes crinkling. "I didn't expect Shakira to get the top spot too. That's quite

impressive! She and my eldest grandson are meant for each other!" Cody, who had been ignored by Martha was

speechless when he heard this.

Walter also heard Martha's words. He gave Joe, who had been sneaking glances at Shakira from the stage, a

stony look.

His expression turned cold. He gestured for the MC to cover and pointed at the tablet screen that had been

paused for a while.

The MC understood the cue and announced loudly, "The Lopez Group is giving priority to Shakira for an

internship."

Before anyone else could react, Sean couldn't stay calm. He immediately raised his hand to signal. "Yonder

Digital wants Shakira too."

Walter cast a cold glance over. Sean, unwilling to back down, lifted his chin and forced a smile. "We're playing

fair here, Mr. Lopez. Surely you're not backing out?" Walter scoffed coldly. "Hmph."

On another front, Martha, just as energetic as the younger crowd, declared. "The Ortiz Group is joining in." Not

wanting to miss out, Calton and Gavin also chimed in. "The Jennings family too!" "And the Clifton family as well."

As they said this, they made sure to drag their good friend Kyle into it. "And the White family too!" Kyle,

unwillingly pulled into the chaos, was speechless.

Now, the entire auditorium was almost bursting with excitement. Such a scene was truly unprecedented and

never seen before!

"Whoa! Others usually can't wait to be picked by those big shots, but now it's Shakira's turn to choose these big

shots?" "| get Mr. Lopez choosing her. But what's the deal with Yonder Digital, the Ortiz family, and the White

family?" "Wait, why don't | get it? | thought they were all here for Yvette, but now you're tellingthat they're

here for Shakira?" "Haven't you realized? They're all involved, and the Nelson family hasn't even made a sound,

acting like bystanders. The five families didn't include the Nelsons in their plans at all!" "Now the big question is,

which company will Shakira choose? If it were me, I'd be torn for days!"

Shakira looked at the chaotic scene and felt like she was losing her mind. She hadn't expeeted it would escalate

like this... Especially with Walter staring at her like that, his gaze was truly intense and frightening. Shakira was

sure that if she dared to choose anyone but Walter, once she was back, he would have another way to punish

her.

She was hesitating when Patrick stepped in to take charge.

He looked warmly at Shakira and said, "Since we have several esteemed guests interested in inviting Shakira to

intern at their companies, let's have a reverse draw. Let Shakira pick the decisive ballot herself."

Shakira's eyes lit up and she looked gratefully at Patrick. This was a brilliant idea!

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Everyone had no objections and the emcee quickly got ready, handing the draw box to Shakira. Shakira took a

deep breath and reached inside, drawing out a small whi