The True Heiress's Return

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Yvette's eyes scanned the group. Suddenly, her eyes widened as she saw the quiet girl hidden among the crowd, getting up gracefully. The noisy auditorium went silent in an instant.

Under everyone's gaze, Shakira walked slowly and lightly onto the stage, standing alongside other top students from different departments.

After a brief silence, the auditorium burst into an uproar.

"What's the matter?! Is our department's mysterious top student Shakira again?!"

"No way. Wasn't she missing that listening part? And she still came first? Is she even human?!"

"This is unbelievable! Are you sure there's no behind-the-scenes manipulation?!"

Just when everyone was shocked and skeptical, a message popped up in the class group chat. Xanthe posted a screenshot, and it was Shakira's report card.

Only heaven knew how long she had been waiting for this moment!

Seeing everyone shocked and Yvette's face almost distorted from trying to hold back, Xanthe burst into laughter. They dared to look down on Shakira. Now their smug faces were getting a real slap! "Oh wow, her total score is thirty points higher than Yvette's? That's shockingly impressive!"

"In almost every subject, she scored nearly perfect, and in the listening section, she got half of the points. How did she even do that?"

"And she's always turning in exams early! It's frightening. Compared to her, we're just getting crushed!"

When Yvette staggered back to Rebecca like a zombie, she clearly saw the angry expression on Rebecca's face. She softly called out. "Mom..."

Rebecca's face was so dark. "Didn't you say she failed the test and did poorly?" Just recently, she had been showing off to them, saying Yvette got second place and telling those who didn't do well to step back... Just thinking about that moment, Rebecca felt embarrassed!

Yvette looked upset. "I don't know either. After the results came out, Shakira didn't come out to announce her scores. I assumed she didn't do well, so she didn't come out. I didn't expect her to be the top one." She said and lowered her head regretfully. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have thought she did poorly..."

Rebecca was furious, her face was serious and unreadable. Yvette sulkily sat back down next to Rebecca, but her eyes were fixed on Shakira, who was enjoying the spotlight on stage.

Not only were the students caught off guard, but so were those in the front row. Calton clicked his tongue in wonder. "Wow, I never imagined Ms. Nelson was a hidden academic genius!" Gavin shot Walter a meaningful glance. "Someone's feeling pretty smug right now." As soon as he said that, everyone turned to look at Walter at the same time. Walter's face remained unchanged, but a rare smirk appeared on the corner of his lips. "Nothing is surprising about it. She's always been number one."

His tone was filled with pride, and it was evident that he was genuinely proud.

They dragged out the tease with extended endings, making fun of Walter. Sean listened to their jokes and couldn't help but frown.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

He thought, 'What's that supposed to mean? Do they know Shakira? Judging by how they talk, they seem quite familiar, don't they?

'Most importantly... What does Shakira being the top scorer have to do with Walter? What's he got to be smug about?'

Meanwhile, Martha watched as Shakira stood with her grandson, the two young people looking perfectly matched.

She couldn't help but smile with her eyes crinkling. "I didn't expect Shakira to get the top spot too. That's quite impressive! She and my eldest grandson are meant for each other!" Cody, who had been ignored by Martha was speechless when he heard this.

Walter also heard Martha's words. He gave Joe, who had been sneaking glances at Shakira from the stage, a stony look.

His expression turned cold. He gestured for the MC to come over and pointed at the tablet screen that had been paused for a while.

The MC understood the cue and announced loudly, "The Lopez Group is giving priority to Shakira for an internship."

Before anyone else could react, Sean couldn't stay calm. He immediately raised his hand to signal. "Yonder Digital wants Shakira too."

Walter cast a cold glance over. Sean, unwilling to back down, lifted his chin and forced a smile. "We're playing fair here, Mr. Lopez. Surely you're not backing out?" Walter scoffed coldly. "Hmph."

On another front, Martha, just as energetic as the younger crowd, declared. "The Ortiz Group is joining in." Not wanting to miss out, Calton and Gavin also chimed in. "The Jennings family too!" "And the Clifton family as well."

As they said this, they made sure to drag their good friend Kyle into it. "And the White family too!" Kyle, unwillingly pulled into the chaos, was speechless.

Now, the entire auditorium was almost bursting with excitement. Such a scene was truly unprecedented and never seen before!

"Whoa! Others usually can't wait to be picked by those big shots, but now it's Shakira's turn to choose these big shots?" "I get Mr. Lopez choosing her. But what's the deal with Yonder Digital, the Ortiz family, and the White family?" "Wait, why don't I get it? I thought they were all here for Yvette, but now you're telling me that they're here for Shakira?" "Haven't you realized? They're all involved, and the Nelson family hasn't even made a sound, acting like bystanders. The five families didn't include the Nelsons in their plans at all!" "Now the big question is, which company will Shakira choose? If it were me, I'd be torn for days!"

Shakira looked at the chaotic scene and felt like she was losing her mind. She hadn't expeeted it would escalate like this... Especially with Walter staring at her like that, his gaze was truly intense and frightening. Shakira was sure that if she dared to choose anyone but Walter, once she was back, he would have another way to punish her.

She was hesitating when Patrick stepped in to take charge.

He looked warmly at Shakira and said, "Since we have several esteemed guests interested in inviting Shakira to intern at their companies, let's have a reverse draw. Let Shakira pick the decisive ballot herself."

Shakira's eyes lit up and she looked gratefully at Patrick. This was a brilliant idea!

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Everyone had no objections and the emcee quickly got ready, handing the draw box to Shakira. Shakira took a deep breath and reached inside, drawing out a small whi