The True Heiress's Return

hapter 317

The laughter of the women stopped suddenly. They exchanged worried looks, their faces turning pale. Shakira turned around, her perfect features giving nothing away.

She walked towards them confidently, causing their irritation to spiral into panic. They pushed each other, scrambling into a corner. Back at the sink, Shakira picked up the crumpled paper left behind. Then she looked at them lazily, her eyelashes fluttering slightly as if mocking. Realization dawned on the women, their expressions twisted in horror. "Shakira, you tricked us!"

Shakira found their predicament amusing. "You chose to be fools; that's not my problem."

Before they could protest, Shakira pulled out her phone and waved it. "I recorded everything you said," she warned. "If you keep this up, I'll send it to Charles. If you're so bored, I'll help you find something to do." The women were frozen, their hair standing on end. They could only stare as Shakira walked out. Silence filled the room, thickening the tension. Shakira opened her phone, smirking at the blank screen.

When she sat at her desk, she felt sharp gazes on her back, like tiny needles. Unbothered, she started typing her password and got to work.

Soon, people from marketing rushed to the office entrance, murmurings filling the air. "Brian is here!"

"Wow, I heard about that intern who got in through connections, Brian cleared things up in finance that afternoon. Is he here for that?"

"Isn't that about Shakira? But Mr. Lopez shouldn't be involved..."

"You never know! Just days ago, Shakira revealed a bug in the company's firewall, and Mr. Lopez praised her. Now, with rumors flying, if someone twists this, it could hurt his image. We need to tackle this first!" "Exactly! Office romances are a grey zone, and Shakira's issues with multiple men could disrupt everything. Who knows what trouble might happen?"

eager for a glimpse of the unfolding drama, especially since they'd missed the earlier excitement Brian's presence

restroom now looked smug, sure that her

out to witness the

Shakira spotted Brian, surprise flickered over her. Sensing something was off, she stood as Brian approached her desk, hesitating for a

nodded and moved on. Shakira thought, 'Great, he's not here for me.' Curiosity ran through the crowd-why wasn't Brian

legal department staff. The project leader rushed over. "Brian, did Mr. Lopez give any instructions?" Brian glanced

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their partnership with Norpa Technology? low could

up her legs, staring at Brian, the

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face fell when Charles and George arrived, both equally stunned. Though the legal team insisted on termination, confusion filled the air. Charles

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well. We had a meeting this morning; how could

staff, ruining their reputations and disrupting order. Mr. Lopez decided not to renew our contract with you." With that, Brian handed over the termination contract to the shocked project leader from Norpa Technology. "Logistics staff are waiting

to the three pale women, shouting, "What did you

the world had collapsed around them and cried out

didn't spread rumors;

"Aren't you the