"Never mind. Shannon should know what she's doing," Elliot thought.
…
That night, the households assumed they could finally have a good night's sleep after Shannon's visit. To their dismay, they were harassed by not only Cody but also another female ghost!
As Troy and Sophia trembled under their blanket, they heard the two ghosts talking. The female ghost said, "How can you terrorize them by just standing by their bed? Go flip their blanket."
Cody replied, "I can't. There's a Human-Ghost Treaty of Non-Aggression. I can't touch them if they're hiding under the blanket."
Although he was a new ghost, he knew to follow the rules.
The female ghost asked, "There's a treaty like that? Why didn't I know about it?"
The two ghosts began chatting as if they were alone. Just as Troy and Sophia thought they would spend the night under the blanket, they suddenly felt their "shield" yanked into the air.
The couple was terrified. They looked up and were immediately met with two ghosts looming before them.
Then, Cody sinisterly instructed, "If you want me to stop dropping by every day, do as I say."
Neither Troy nor Sophia dared to utter a word, nodding emphatically.
That night, at 3:00 am in the group chat, both tenants of Unit 1903 and Unit 2003 uploaded an apology video at the same time.
"I'm sorry for accusing you of being a kept man with another man. I made all of that up. I shouldn't have retaliated just because you made a noise complaint toward us…"
"I shouldn't have skipped ropes and done aerobics at 11:00 pm. I swear I'll never do it again…"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Ferguson from Unit 1803. I-I deliberately started a hate train against you in the group chat and bullied you out of the group.
"To get back at you, I even made a ruckus at night to annoy you. A-And I'm sorry for leaving garbage at your door. We're really sorry. Please forgive us."
…
Meanwhile, in the presidential suite on the top floor of Serenity Bay Hotel, Shannon sat on the couch in the outdoor room. She watched as Leah plopped Cody before her before displaying a look of "compliment me, please".
"Everything's done, Shannon. Don't worry; I watched him the whole time, and he didn't hurt anyone."
Shannon nodded and sincerely praised her. "Good job. You did well."
Immediately, Leah was elated, floating back and forth behind Shannon.
The latter ignored her and gazed at the honest-looking Cody. Her brows lifted slightly before she slowly uttered, "I've called a guiding service on Supernatural Delivery to lead you to the underworld. But before the delivery ghost arrives, I have something to ask you."
Shannon stared at him and asked, "Who gave you the power to retaliate against the tenants and expand your spiritual energy as a new ghost?"
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