The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 172

Gideon stayed calm as he explained, "We don't have to wait until the very end to sell at the peak profit; this is just the quickest way to grow our money in the shortest time"

Yvette was left speechless. She realized her understanding of business was pretty shallow. Looking at Gideon, who seemed so ordinary-his clothes a bit worn and his hands covered in scars-she found it hard to believe he had such a sharp mind. Lago must have really hit the jackpot with him. Yvette pursed her lips and said, "Alright, I'll think about it. You can go back once you're done eating: I need to talk to my parents for a bit."

Gideon quickly stood up and said. Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Smith. I'll take my leave now." Lago added. "Be careful on

on your way home. Message me when you get there."

Gideon felt touched and replied, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Smith."

After Gideon left, Yvette scoffed. "What's so special about a broke guy?" Lago locked the private room door and sat back down next to Yvette. "He's not just some broke guy; he's going to achieve great things!" Yvette laughed. "You think you can help him rise?" Lago smiled mysteriously, "No, it's him who will help us rise."

Before Yvette could figure that out, Jessie jumped in, "I talked to your grandfather about Gideon's future. He had a tough start, but he's going to have wealth and success later on! If he wasn't talented, how could he help your dad ma million

Yvette was skeptical. "If he's so great, how did you even find him?"

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Lago chuckled. "Maybe this is our family's lucky break! By listening to your grandfather, you've gotten some of Shakira's- luck back-her blessings must be coming your way! Gideon showing up is a good sign!"

Lago patted Yvette's hand. "We're family, working together. If Gideon helps us make money, once the company grows, it'll all be yours."

This idea made Yvette happy. Even though she had doubts about Lago and Jessie, she trusted her reclusive grandfather Completely.

Yvette said, "Okay, but let's agree: he needs to be involved in running the company; you can stay behind the scenes. Im worried the Nelson family and Walter might cause problems otherwise."

lately. Yvette needed to keep a strong hold on the Nelson family to avoid any icion or discontent. She especially wanted to make sure she wouldn't be dragged down if Lago's company ran into trouble. Lago reassured her, "Don't worry!

semester's final exams would decide the internship lottery for the next

the first three days. But after that, the school forum was buzzing with comments from students about Shakira, who always finished her papers more than half an hour early, earning her a lot of admiration as an academic prodigy Soon, someone posted a photo of Shakira napping on the bench, and when she returned from lunch, she found the bench was completely taken. These superstitious students had come

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it looks like there are to empty benches left. Where

wanting to

stood up. "Shakira, you can

Shakira replied, "It's fine."

she couldn't

leave

Shakira:

[How could I rest? I still have half a book to

Shakira: [Good luck.]

to go to the rooftop of the teaching building.

casually picked a book, opened it, and placed it over her face, drifting off to sleep

like a cat. Once refreshed, she got ready to go down but found the door wouldn't budge when she pulled on

She remembered that the door lock was manual, meaning someone

she saw that the signal was

Shakira smirked silently. "Naive."

she tossed her backpack aside and stepped back. After gauging the distance, she spun around and kicked the rooftop

It didn't move.

Shakira tried again, delivering a second and then

under the pressure, collapsing backward and kicking