The True Heiress's Return

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Night falls at Eastlake Valley Estate.

After dinner, Shakira pushed Walter to the lakeside for a stroll, while they stopped by to feed Otto a late-night snack. Once their food settled, she wheeled him back to the room, preparing for an acupuncture session.

Walter watched her calmly placing the needles, his thick eyebrows raising slightly. He couldn't help but ask, "The marketing department has a project initiation meeting the day after tomorrow. With the cessation of the Norpa collaboration, shouldn't you be busy selecting new partners?"

"We are busy," Shakira said, holding a silver needle in one hand and turning Walter's head back with the other, swiftly inserting the needle. "But that doesn't stop me from treating you

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From a position where Shakira couldn't see, as she placed the third needle, Walter's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Tilting her head to look at him, Shakira asked, "Did I accidentally insert it too deeply? Does it hurt?"

Walter replied calmly, "No sensation."

Nodding, Shakira murmured, "Makes sense. If it hurt, you'd have told me before

A fleeting shadow crossed Walter's eyes, but he carried on the previous Charles to recruit the lead designer of the Virmo app into the project?"

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conversation. "But I heard you took on a task from

Hearing this, Shakira's lips curved as she quickly inserted the remaining needles and crawled onto the bed beside Walter. With a mischievous smile, she glanced at him. "Why is the ever-busy Mr. Lopez so curious about my work?"

A few tingling sensations coursed through his legs, and Walter felt his temples throb. As she moved closer, he couldn't hide his expression in time and turned his face away, a rare hint of panic in his demeanor. Seeing his reddening ears, Shakira chuckled, thinking Walter was embarrassed at being caught spying. "You were so bold when you were snooping, why are you shy now?" she teased, laughing softly. Walter composed himself for a moment before turning back around. He captivating than the night sky full of stars outside the window.

saw her bright, laughing eyes, which

were

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more

dark playfulness. "If I don't keep tabs, how else can I be

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intentions, Shakira's eyes widened in shock. "No way, you still have needles in-" Her protests swallowed

kiss while giving someone acupuncture. If she had known, she wouldn't have teased Walter earlier. Now she was paying for it immediately, no need to

Wisses on her cheeks,

attentions, Walter grinned smugly, like a

over, pushing him away to remove the needles and shooing him off to soak in his herbal bath. Finally,

cat's bedding, just as Sean sent a message

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Sean, who sounded surprised. "Shakira, I thought you wouldn't have time for

cleaning the cat's nest. You can

see the cat too! Let's video chat And without waiting for

no choice but to accept. As soon as the video connected, Sean's view

muttered, "No way, Shakira. Is taking care of cats so exhausting

her throat, trying to change the subject.

you know that Keith, the software engineer who was building the Virmo foundation, suddenly sent me a resignation email tonight." "So suddenly?" Shakira was

poach the Virmo team

him go. He was mostly handling the basics; the crucial stuff wasn't handed to

"That's a relief! If he tries to take Virmo stuff to another company, I won't let him get away

the litter box on the screen and shifted his gaze around the room to see how Walter,

main point either. "Shakira, what did you want to talk

continued her task. "Sean, I need you to step in

Sean completely stunned. He said, "Wait, what? Shakira, you're dating Walter, and now you want to

a collaboration, not a gift. Virmo provides the technology, and Lopez Group provides the funds. It's mutually beneficial." Sean didn't

nation-there's no one with a higher individual cash flow in their account

aback. "I have that much