Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 349

Shannon exhausted lots of spiritual energy after what happened in the afternoon, so she needed to replenish her energy.

Although she was famished, she took one bite of food after the other in a calm and composed manner. She barely made any sound as she ate.

Benjamin and Shannon enjoyed the food together. He was quite pleased that she made no sound when they ate.

He didn't like having meals with others mostly because he didn't like the noise some people made when they ate. It disturbed him.

Even when he'd have dinner with his clients, he'd always be quiet when he ate. He wouldn't talk or chat when he ate.

To him, there was a time to talk business and a time to eat. These two things shouldn't clash with each other.

Dinner was quiet and peaceful.

When Shannon was done, she thanked Benjamin for the food. Julian then led her out of the house and sent her back to the Jensen residence.

When Julian returned, Benjamin was watching the news in the living room.

Julian couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Cooper, why didn't you send Ms. Jensen home yourself?"

The Jensen residence and the Cooper residence weren't that far, anyway. Benjamin could've gone out for a walk with Shannon after dinner.

The streets were decorated with lights. It would've been romantic if the two of them had gone on a stroll.

Benjamin didn't seem to get what Julian was hinting at. He turned to Julian and asked, "What did Shannon tell you?"

Benjamin's response rendered Julian speechless.

Helpless, Julian replied, "Nothing. She was quiet and well-mannered all the time. She even thanked me when I left."

Benjamin's ears perked a little at Julian's compliment for Shannon. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes when he looked at Julian.

A moment later, he said, "You were probably mistaken."

Shannon wasn't the quiet type nor was she obedient. She merely looked like she was.

Benjamin recalled the serious expression she wore when she faced evil spirits and found Julian's comment about her rather amusing.

Not feeling like dwelling on the topic, Benjamin stood up and headed upstairs.

If Shannon hadn't heard Benjamin asking Cecily to call him "Mr. Cooper" instead, she would've assumed that he and Cecily were close.

Shannon was surprised that Cecily still called him "Ben" when he wasn't around although she addressed him formally in front of him just a moment ago.

Was Benjamin aware of this?

Shannon didn't respond to Cecily's question, but Cecily continued talking.

"Although the Coopers and our family are quite close, it still isn't appropriate for you to stay at his house until late at night. It isn't right for a man and an unmarried woman to stay together at night, after all."

Cecily sounded as if she was giving her advice, but some of the Jensens who were eavesdropping on the conversation frowned at the thought.

Initially, Shannon wanted to ignore Cecily and just head back to her room. However, she dismissed the thought after hearing what Cecily said.

Why were there always people who liked to blabber even though Shannon made it clear that she didn't feel like talking? Why did Cecily have to pester her and spout all this nonsense?

Shannon turned to face Cecily with an emotionless face.

She stared at Cecily in silence for a while before saying, "Back at the Cooper residence, Mr. Cooper asked you to call him 'Mr. Cooper'. You agreed to it and called him that earlier, but why are you calling him 'Ben' now? Is he aware of this?"