The True Heiress's Return

Chapter 324

Shakira glanced around briefly before steadying herself and moving on. She noticed Xafithe, Fiona, and some finance colleagues in the meeting. When Xanthe spotted her, she waved excitedly. Shakira nodded slightly as George called, "Shakira, come sit with us!" Before she could move, David's sarcastic grunt echoed from the corner. "George, your team needs better etiquette. All the leaders are here, yet your intern strolls in like she owns the place Did a little luck give her wings?"

Shakira narrowed her eyes at David, who had once seemed like a solid leader. She realized she might've overestimated him.

George brushed off David's jibe. Once Shakira sat down, he defended her. "Shakira's a top candidate from our department. We need to be patient. Remember, David, you took in an intern who missed her start date-let's not throw stones."

A low chuckle went through the room, and David's sarcastic smile vanished. Shakira kept her head down, fighting back a smile.

Charles began, "Now that everyone's here, let's start. Yesterday, we ended our partnership with Norpa Technology, and 1 think you all know that. Ut quickly outline our meeting goals.

"The focus this quarter will shift to smart, unmanned interactive connections, especially in smart supermarkets and autonomous vehicles. With Norpa gone, we need new software development partnerships.

"This is our top priority this quarter. If anyone has connections, pursue them! Don't worry about the budget; the finance department will handle that. "And bonuses for securing collaborations will be substantial. We value everyone's contribution." Hearing this, several employees felt motivated. Charles continued, "Last night, department leaders agreed on a new strategy: we'll pursue two paths. First, seek strong project partners externally." Quincy raised his hand. "Charles, before we teamed up with Norpa, many software companies wanted to work with us. Why not go back to that pool?" Charles shook his head. "We chose Norpa because the others didn't meet our standards. It's not wise to settle for mediocrity

now."

Larry added, "To stick to our timeline, we need a team better than Norpa. Only Yonder Digital and Ortiz Group can match us in software development."

smart interaction projects; competing with them is tough. And

five years, we've only worked with Ortiz once, and they chose not to renew." Silence fell over the group. Yonder Digital was a competitor, and past issues with Ortiz made this step seem pointless. Just then, Yvette broke the tension with a soft voice, "If we want to partner with Ortiz, I

"Joe, the heir of Ortiz Group, is my boyfriend. I'm sure I can

sure thing!" "Yvette, your humility is

shining through, "The internship process

self-improvement? With

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universities!" a colleague remarked.

Yvette turned to David and Charles. "Please give me this chance; I'll work

He also valued her academic performance at Crescentville University, even if it didn't match Shakira's top ranking.

and said, "Give it a

I won't let you

mix of envy and admiration

anyone has suitable teams

first. Earlier this year, a new app took the charts