Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 824

Shannon's eyes narrowed as Diego reached out, but she remained still.

Benji Gold who'd been hiding among the floral decorations on her witch hat popped out as soon as Diego blocked Shannon.

When Diego extended his hand, Benji Gold took the chance to leap with a powerful kick toward his arm.

Shannon watched Benji Gold launch forward like a cannonball and found herself musing that if he could talk, he'd probably be shouting right now.

Just as Benji Gold was about to make contact, a shadow shot past and grabbed Diego's hand to shove him back. Then, the figure positioned himself protectively in front of Shannon.

Shannon watched Benji Gold miss his target and fly off into the distance.

When she snapped back to focus, Hank was standing in front of her with curly hair and in a noble suit. She raised her eyebrow slightly.

Hank glared coldly at Diego and chided with a stern face, "Diego! What do you think you're doing?"

He recognized Diego, and this wasn't the first time he'd seen him. Diego had confronted him at school about Cecily's whereabouts, but blocking Shannon and trying to grab her hand had crossed the line.

Though Hank had his grievances with Shannon, she'd saved him from the doll incident. So, letting her be harassed was an absolute no-no.

Plus even if there were issues between them, she was his plus-one for the night and had to be protected in public.

Facing Hank, Diego didn't back down. Instead, he grew angrier after being pushed. "Hank! Cecily always saw you as a brother, and she trusted you!

Thinking of Cecily's possible plight, Diego grew more determined to find her. He was now her only hope.

Diego tried to remain reasonable. He took out his phone and showed them the last text he'd received from her. "This is the last text Cecily sent me. She said she was going to see you before she vanished.

"If Shannon wasn't the one behind her disappearance, was it you?"

Caleb glanced at the text with a dark face. The timing of the text aligned with the day Cecily had approached him.

He'd almost fallen for her act, and when he'd locked her up in the car, she'd somehow managed to escape. Plus, he had even been assaulted!