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.

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apple bobbed slightly, and in a deep, resonant voice, he leaned down, his dark playfulness. "If I don't keep tabs, how else can I be there to pick you up

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eyes widened in shock. "No way, you still have needles in-" Her protests swallowed by

never imagined she'd ever be pinned down for a 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 wait overnight, With nothing

Wisses on her cheeks,

under his attentions, Walter grinned smugly, like a lion thoroughly enjoying

turned over, pushing him away to remove the needles and shooing him off to soak in his herbal bath. Finally, her burning cheeks had a chance

returned to her small room to tidy up the 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

on Shakira's end was filled with meowing "I'm cleaning the cat's nest. You can talk.

loudly, "I want to see the cat too! Let's video chat And without waiting for Shakira's response, he switched

to accept. As soon as the video connected, Sean's view was filled with

taking care of cats so exhausting that

change the subject.

wanted to let you know that Keith, the software

people trying to poach the Virmo team lately. I thought I'd give you a heads-up to prevent

reassured him, "It's okay. If he wants to leave, let him go.

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

he caught a glimpse of the back of Shakira diligently cleaning the litter box on the screen and shifted his gaze around the room to see how Walter, that dog of a man,

point either. "Shakira, what

task. "Sean, I need you to step in and facilitate the collaboration between Virmo

He said, "Wait, what? Shakira, you're dating

Shakira picked up the phone and explained helplessly, "It's a collaboration, not a gift. Virmo provides the technology, and Lopez Group provides the funds. It's mutually beneficial." Sean didn't buy it. "Shakira, come on, you can't

cash flow

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