Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 755

Instead of going to a high-end restaurant, Benjamin brought Shannon to this old neighborhood late at night. What was he thinking?

The stares from Adam and Hector were so obvious that Shannon started feeling guilty. She stepped in front of Benjamin and tried to shield him from their gaze.

"Dad, Hector… I asked him to come here with me at the last minute. We ran into some trouble, and that's why we're back so late," Shannon explained.

Adam and Hector listened and nodded slightly before directing their gazes at Benjamin once again.

Though Adam's face remained expressionless, he was deeply heartbroken. Shannon was clearly so smitten that she was taking the blame for the situation.

Hector felt the same. The meaning behind his stare at Benjamin was clear. The latter would have taken the blame for Shannon if he were a man.

Benjamin was utterly speechless. In the end, Shannon told them about investigating the living souls and finally cleared Benjamin's name.

On their way back, they rode Benjamin's car.

Benjamin hadn't said a thing throughout being wrongfully accused and witnessing an attempted murder. But the more silent he was, the more Shannon felt he was unfairly treated.

Her original plan for the evening was to have a nice dinner with him. Though they did eat, they'd gotten into quite a bit of trouble. Now she was worried if he could sleep well tonight.

As she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard Benjamin speak. "Shanny Gold, come here."

Shannon snapped back to reality and turned to look at him. Then, she blinked in confusion. "Huh?" Had Benjamin just called her?

This small interaction eased the tension between them, and the harmony lasted all the way until Shannon returned to her room. Once inside, she released Macey's living soul she'd been carrying with her.

Macey was trapped behind the barrier, but that didn't stop her from glaring angrily at Shannon.

"Why did you meddle in their business? That slut couldn't serve my son properly and was hooking around behind his back!

"If it weren't for you sticking your nose in their business, she'd be dead by now!"

Shannon had released Marie's living soul to observe how she'd react to the family, but she sharply captured the underlying meaning in Marie's words.

She narrowed her eyes slightly as a thought struck her. "You knew your daughter-in-law was going to die tonight?"