The True Heiress's Return

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Of course, the onlookers gathered around were standing on Jessie's side, all pointing fingers at Shakira.

"How W could

I a young girl be so cruel? What a waste of such a pretty face."

"You can't judge a book by its cover. No matter how pretty she is on the outside, she is ugly on the inside, and there will be consequences!" "Eighteen years are enough to tame a wolf, let alone a person."

"Isn't she afraid her own children will treat her the same way in the future? I can't believe a person can be so heartless!"

Two kind-hearted elderly ladies even stepped forward, full of righteous indignation, blocking Shakira's way on either side. "Young lady, you can't act this way. Even if she didn't give birth to you, she has raised you up, and that's more important than giving birth," said one of them. "Yeah. Go apologize to your adoptive mother and her daughter right now!" the other said,

With no way out, Shakira could only turn around. Jessie stood there, hands on her hips, looking smug, "You s***d brat, think you can run?" Shakira found it quite ridiculous. "It's not my fault your daughter got caught plagiarizing. I certainly didn't force her to copy my work.

"By the way, you'd better not morally blackmail me just because you raised me up. Don't forget that your daughter was raised by my parents. What have you done for me in all these years, aside from not letting me starve? Meanwhile, my real parents have treated your daughter like a princess, providing her with the best living conditions," she continued. At this point, Shakira laughed, her eyes revealing unmasked sarcasm

"To be honest, your daughter has had a much better life in my home than in yours. Otherwise, she wouldn't still be clinging to my family. Mrs. Smith, I'm impressed by how you defend your baby girl, but dare she call you 'Mom' in front of everyone?" she asked. Each word Shakira spoke struck home, piercing Jessie's heart. Jessie was stunned, unable to comprehend when Shakira had started talking so harshly

Previously, Yvette had told her that Shakira's character had dramatically changed, but she had believed that Shakira would always be easy to bully. Now it seemed that Shakira had truly changed during those two years away.

Jessie shouted, "That's because my daughter is grateful. Even without blood ties, she loves her adoptive parents deeply."

"Oh, Shakira raised an

sed an eyebrow, elongating her voice meaningfully and sarcastically. "So, it's because her adoptive parents raised her well that she's grateful to them instead of her biological ones. In that case, since my adoptive parents raised me poorly, it's natural that Jessie was so furious she nearly fainted.

I'm not grateful to them."

"You...

At this point, the onlookers who had been pointing fingers at Shakira finally understood. It turned out that Shakira wasn't ungrateful; rather, Jessie had always treated her poorly.

They thought to themselves, 'No wonder! This young girl clearly comes across as well-mannered and considerate, yet her adoptive mother called her a stupid brat. It's no surprise she treats her so coldly."

Realizing the situation was turning against her, Jessie stumbled towards Shakira, trying to take her to Yvette as soon as possible. However, before she could grab Shakira's hand, she was pulled away by the two kind-hearted ladies Ma'am,

this is your fault-You raised your kid poorly, yet you're scolding her. You're old enough to know that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Why can't you reflect on yourself? one of the ladies said. Jessie's eyes widened. She spent a lot of money every year on beauty treatments, yet now she was calling old by an elderly.

woman. woman.

Even after being affluent for over a decade, Jessie hadn't changed her underlying shrewish nature. She immediately exploded in fury. "Who are you calling old? This is my family matter; what's it to you? Get lost!" Despite Jessie's outburst, the two elderly ladies were unfazed. Now that they had seen Jessie's true colors, they fully realized they had almost been used by her.

"It was you who asked us to mediate, and now you're yelling at us? You really deserved to be treated coldly by both your daughter and your adopted daughter, one of the ladies said.

"Don't worry, young lady. You go ahead; we'll help you teach hera lesson," the other said to Shakira.

Shakira nodded gratefully. "Thank you."

And so, Jessie found herself surrounded by the two elderly ladies and the crowd, having no choice but watch as Shakira strode away.

She entered the women's restroom and came out a moment later She had changed into a black long-sleeved shirt, wearing a black mask and a black cap, completely wrapped up, and leaving only her bright eyes visible.

She pressed the elevator button and arrived at the office of the hospital's director, Dale Tucker, Shakira pushed the door open without any hesitation. Inside, Dale looked at her with surprise.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Shakira lowered her voice, slightly hoarse, and said, "I'm Lonely Bird, and I'd like to discuss a collaboration with you."

Ten minutes later, all the doctors from the nephrology department had gathered in the director's office. Dale was flushed with excitement. "Dr. Lonely Bird, these are all our nephrology doctors."

He introduced her, saying, "This is the renowned Dr. Lonely Bird. She has a new project and is interested in our hospital's technology and resources. I hope everyone will cooperate."

Amidst the astonished faces, Shakira slowly spoke, "I have a plan for artificial kidney transplantation and am looking for young patients suitable for non-urgent kidney transplants. Your nephrology department is famous nationwide, I wonder if there are any suitable candidates in the hospital. I will cover all costs and will personally follow up on their recovery."

As soon as she finished speaking, the doctors began whispering among themselves. Dale tapped on the table. "Feel free to speak up: Dr. Lonely Bird is more than willing to hear your thoughts" One doctor stepped forward, "You've only done a few experiments with artificial kidneys, and you're ready to use them on

humans?"

Shakira simply replied, "We've conducted over a thousand live experiments with a success rate of ninety percent."

The doctor scoffed, "And you're willing to use it with only a ninety percent success rate? If something goes wrong, who takes. responsibility? You?"

Shakira answered unflinchingly. "The remaining failure rate is due to genetic defects in the subjects themselves, not attributed to experimental error."

The doctor was momentarily stumped, unable to respond. Then a doctor in the crowd suddenly piped up, "Isn't there a suitable patient currently staying in our hospital?" Dale immediately asked, "Who?" .

"The one in the SVIP ward, Ms. Yvette Nelson, the doctor said.

Walter was in a video conference on the top floor of the Lopez Group building when Brian suddenly burst in.

Noticing Brian's rare display of agitation, Walter raised his hand muted the call, and turned to Brian. "Mr. Lopez, Lonely Bird has been spotted at Harborview Medical Center! Brian said. не пош." Walter tightened his grip on the arm of his wheelchair slightly. Stop him. We're heading