Hank was awkward. After all, he was exposing Shannon's privacy. He wasn't supposed to say anything, given her relationship with Benjamin was still kept private.
In fact, he accidentally blurted out the information because he was annoyed by the gossip.
Seeing how the crowd was trying to intrude on Shannon's private life, Clara was ready to yell and stop them but was interrupted by an elevator ding.
The moment the doors opened, the sight of the passenger inside put the crowd into utter silence.
Clara widened her eyes in shock, and surprisingly, stuttered, "T-he devil's… incarnate!"
She then looked perplexedly at the elevator. "He came from downstairs, didn't he? Why would he stop here? No way—did he come to this floor on purpose?" she pondered.
Amid her confusion, she saw Benjamin calmly stepping out of the elevator. Immediately, the surrounding scions retreated a few steps, not because the man was that terrifying but because of their costumes tonight…
Everyone was afraid that Benjamin, who had OCD, would see their wild, unsettling, and chaotic costumes and immediately call their respective parents to drag them home and toss them into a bath.
Right then, the crowd's resentful gazes shot at Clara. This was a costume party, for Pete's sake. Why would she invite Benjamin and kill the mood?
Clara felt helpless when met with everyone's gazes. Of course, she didn't invite Benjamin! They were barely acquainted!
Despite that, she, as the host of the party, could only go up to Benjamin and inquire, "Mr. Cooper, what brings you… here?"
"You're coming too?" he questioned.
Hank's parted lips were ready to say that he came here with Shannon and naturally would leave with her. However, he backed down when met with Benjamin's hollow and emotionless gaze. "I'm… not."
Retreating a step, Hank looked at Shannon and then at Benjamin. After a brief pause, he took a deep breath and said, "Please send Shannon home safely, Ben."
Benjamin grunted in response, and the elevator doors closed.
Once the crowd ensured the elevator had descended, the scions, standing at the door, were in a frenzy.
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