The True Heiress's Return

Chapter

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s seeing things. She thought, '30 million dollars! I could never have that

Seeing the number pop up, Yvette thought she much money! Even if I did, I wouldn't just give it away.'

Yvette clenched her jaw, gripping her phone so hard she nearly broke the screen. [30 thousand dollars, not a penny more!]

On the other end came a picture, a screenshot. It was the upload screen of tiktok, and the thumbnail was a still from the security footage of Warehouse 9's door that day Yvette wasn't afraid of public gossip, but

e couldn't let the Nelson family suspect her now. Her heart turned cold instantly. [300 thousand dollars! I don't have any more than that!]

Feeling a bit panicked, she quickly typed: [You've definitely been digging into our affairs. You've seen the recent news. Lago doesn't have money, and I have even less. 300 thousand dollars, accept it. Or you can just upload it, then you won't get a penny!] After hitting send, Yvette anxiously waited. The whole thing came out of nowhere, especially since she was just...

Yvette was too guilt-ridden to even think about questioning Lago. However, she didn't have much respect for him deep down. She thought, 'He can't even handle such a small issue; asking him is pointless. Now he had me threatened!"

To Yvette, that single minute felt like an entire century. Finally, the other party responded: [Ms. Nelson, there is something else you can trade.]

Yvette was a a bit cautious. [What do do you mean?]

shares.] Seeing this line, Yvette was taken

right now. Forget 300 thousand dollars, even half of it might not be enough to sell these shares. She had a nagging feeling that something was wrong, but in the next second, she received two attachments

felt like her heart was being tightly controlled, leaving

[Four.

Three. Two.]

Watch is the

big sigh of relief, feeling heavy-hearted. She waited for a reply, but none came.

paused in shock for a moment. Then, with a delayed realization, she quickly put the old clothes and the talisman she got from Shakira together, and

plopped down on the bed, her racing heart gradually calming down. "It's okay, things will soon go back to how they were," she murmured to herself, trying

glanced at the signed contract displayed on the screen, her eyes flickering slightly. She moved the screenshot to the trash and emptied it completely. Then, she forwarded the contract

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of her lips, Shakira closed her laptop. Just then a young maid knocked and entered, carrying a basket that gave off an odd smell. "Ms. Nelson,"

young maid looked surprised for a moment, then shook her head. "Ms. Nelson, you're too kind. The

dinner with

others, talking about a new smart medical project their companies planned to work on together. The Veiled Vine had some new dishes that weren't to Walter's taste, but he thought Shakira would like them. He originally planned to bring her along, but Shakira said she had something to do. Walter was distracted, thinking, 'What's she really busy with at home? Studying?' Calton delivered a lengthy speech, leaving him thirsty. He gulped down several sips of tea and noticed that Walter's eyes were unfocused.

made Calton even more frustrated. "Hmm? What are you

then calmly looked at Kyle. "Can

pack up some of the new dishes for me." was momentarily stunned before he replied, "Yeah,