The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 182

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As soon as she finished speaking, a light came on from the other side of the room. It was Walter, turning on his phone by the desk.

Shakira rubbed her eyes and sat up. "What time is it..." Walter pressed the smart remote control that controlled the adjustable lighting system, and instantly, the room lit up like it was daytime. "It's about midnight."

Shakira was still a bit dazed, her reaction was slow, and she was shocked. "Did I really sleep that long?" "About eight hours." Shakira couldn't believe it herself.

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wake you But this couch was indeed very comfortable, warm like wool, making her feel completely relaxed. "Why didn't up, and why didn't you turn on the lights? What were you doing just now?" Walter answered seriously, "Sleeping." Shakira was at a loss for words. She got up. She replied to some messages on her phone first. After that, she opened the curtains and looked outside. The tents all had their lights on, and it was so quiet that it seemed that everyone was resting.

Suddenly, Shakira felt a pang of hunger in her stomach. She rolled her eyes and had an idea. She walked over to Walter with a smile. "Hey, want some late-night snacks?"

Walter glanced at her, instantly seeing through the mischievous idea hidden beneath her smile. "What junk food are you planning to get this time?" The use of the word 'again' was indeed quite clever.

"How can you call it junk food? We like to call it something new." She opened the suitcase she'd dragged over, revealing the instant vegetable soup powder that Levi had slipped in last night

"There's the instant vegetable soup powder here, and I saw some crayfish in the mini-fridge. I can make a meal with these things!" Walter looked completely unimpressed. "You eat it; I'm not hungry." Shakira huffed, betting that Walter wouldn't be able to resist hunger for long!

cravings, Shakira got right to it. The crayfish were fresh, and without

on her hips, supervising. "Make sure to scrub the heads, and give the claws a good scrub, too. Hmm, the water's pretty dirty, so please use a

every form of combat, never imagined they'd ever use their strength for

to approach Walter and quietly reported on the findings about Sean. "Sean made his first fortune in the financial district in Mandslia with Gideon Brooks. Then, they co-founded Yonder Digital. He's got no negative

friend, Xanthe, went into Sean's room this afternoon and hasn't come out since. Enrique got the Southville Project under Sean's substantial support. They must have... a pretty close relationship!"

thought, 'So it seems Sean isn't interested in Shakira, but rather... Xanthe.' For some reason, he felt a

rest now." "Yes, Mr. Lopez." Brian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Lopez, you haven't had dinner yet. Should I arrange for someone to

was stunned, finding it somewhat unbelievable. "Mr. Lopez, are

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useful Walter's heavily funded bodyguards could be. In just under thirty minutes,

she carried the basket of crayfish back to the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves, and turned on the stove. She began by

the ingredients were ready, she tossed them into the pot with water and instant soup powder. When the aroma started to waft, she added the fried crayfish. She then poured in more water until it covered the crayfish. She put the lid on to

kitchen counter. She washed a couple