The True Heiress's Return

Berry's voice was tinged with pride and complacency. She spoke with a mix of arrogance and false modesty, "I'm acquainted with some of the more well-known ones."

"Wow! Do you know Mr. Jennings? Is he as good-looking in person as he is in the magazines?"

"Hmm, he's okay," Berry replied casually, fiddling with her shiny nails. "Among ordinary people, Mr. Jennings definitely stands out, but compared to those few, he's still not quite impressive."

The girls nearby were almost dying of envy. They thought, 'If Mr. Jennings is just okay, then how amazing must Mr. Clifton and Mr. White be? Not to mention the high-achieving Mr. Lopez... Berry is truly living the good life!' Watching Berry naturally enjoy the flattery and admiration, clearly having a good time, Shakira sarcastically curled her lips and knocked on the glass harder.

The others, lost in their daydreams, jumped in surprise and glared in the direction of the noise. "Who's that knocking so loudly? You scared the hell out of us!"

Leading them was Wendy Diaz in her thirties, exuding an intimidating presence. "Who are you? I don't recall seeing you before."

Shakira noticed Berry looking flustered after seeing her. She spoke calmly, "My name is Shakira Nelson. I'm the new intern in Marketing Team Four, responsible for monitoring the progress of Norpa Technology."

"An intern who just started today? Maris actually sent a brand-new intern to brush us off?" Wendy turned angry. Next to her, a young assistant gently pulled at her sleeve. "Even if she's an intern, she's part of Lopez Group..."

Wendy pushed the assistant aside, snorting through her nose and pointing at Shakira's face. "Where's Maris? Get Maris here. It's bad enough she held up our approval before, and now with Mr. Lopez's..."

Just as Wendy was about to speak more, she paused abruptly and then changed her approach. "Anyway, our project is very important. It's not something a random intern can understand. Quickly get Maris over here, or we won't have this meeting today!" Watching Shakira being hassled, Berry, who had been watching from the sidelines, nearly burst out laughing. She thought, 'Mr. Lopez is truly impartial. Even after Shakira joined the Lopez Group, she is treated like any other intern.

'I recently heard that Norpa Technology gets stuck in audits every year, and Maris is one of the key people blocking it. How can I not realize how much Norpa Technology resents Maris?

'Now, at the critical moment, Maris sent Shakira over. Norpa Technology found a chance, and they wouldn't let it pass to humiliate her, would they?

'Shakira, you really brought this upon yourself. Who told you to walk right into trouble? Let's see what you can do now!'

On her way here, Shakira had briefly looked over the documents. Faced with Wendy's aggressive questioning, she stayed unfazed.

Shakira said, "Norpa Technology has been working with Lopez Group for years. This year, Norpa Technology intends to provide Lopez Group with autonomous image capture functionality. The preliminary plan has been approved, and this meeting is to address any issues from the initial plan."

At this point, Shakira coldly asked, "May I ask if there's anything about this meeting that anyone doesn't understand?"

Her words were clearly calm and peaceful, yet carried a subtle sharpness, weighing down on their hearts, making them uneasy.

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Wendy was surprised by Shakira's calm demeanor. While they were still flustered, a group of people showed up outside the glass door, making quite an impressive entrance. Maris hurried through the door, clearly flustered. "Shakira, you didn't cause any trouble, did you?" She glanced around and was relieved to see that nothing had gone wrong. Shakira frowned and was about to say something when she noticed the group of people outside had arrived at the door, all of them smiling as they looked into the conference room. Everyone in the conference room was stunned at the sudden appearance of Benji, Calton, and the others. Benji, Calton, Gavin, and even Kyle, who rarely showed up, were all present. The girls who were just asking Berry about Calton and Gavin almost popped their eyes out in shock.

Benji cleared his throat and tried to act serious. "We're just doing a routine check. Aren't you guys having a meeting? Carry on."

Maris winked at Shakira and then naturally took over to continue the conversation with Wendy for her.

Wendy, who had been shouting at Shakira earlier, was now terrified by the impressive scene and didn't dare to misbehave

anymore.

Both sides temporarily put aside their grudges and began the meeting. Benji and his group observed for a while before casually leaving the conference room.

As soon as they left, the conference room instantly felt emptier. Everyone except Shakira let out a huge sigh of relief.

"My heart almost jumped out of my throat."

"Wow, I can't believe I'm actually seeing the people from the cover of the financial magazine in real life! Oh my goodness! They truly are exceptional. That aura, that presence, so handsome!" Even Maris frowned in confusion, "Why would they come to this floor...

Seeing her confused expression, Wendy realized Maris didn't know the inside story and snorted with pride, "Of course, it's because we have someone they want to see here."

Maris sneered, thinking she was just babbling nonsense, "Let's continue the meeting."

Half an hour later, the meeting took a break for ten minutes. Wendy saw that Benji and his friends hadn't left and suddenly had an idea, calling Berry over.

Wendy greeted Berry with a smile, which was completely different from her attitude when facing Shakira. "Berry, could you help introduce us? Our company has always wanted to partner with Jennings Group."Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

Berry looked troubled and didn't speak for a moment.

Wendy quickly asked, "You're so close with Mr. Jennings. Even if we don't discuss collaborations, just help me meet him, and I can give him my business card."

Hearing this, Berry nodded. "Giving a business card is fine, but discussing collaboration isn't something I'm comfortable with."

Wendy suddenly understood. "I get it. I really do. If you mention it, it becomes a favor, and I won't go that far. Rest assured."

Berry smiled shyly and led the person in charge out the door.

Benji and the group hadn't left. They were waiting for Shakira to come out and talk. But instead of Shakira, Berry came over unexpectedly.

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"Mr. Benji Lopez. Mr. Jemings..." Berry called out to them one I

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