Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1366

Nick calmly held the box and watched as Benjamin and Shannon played a hand-holding game.

Meanwhile, Hank walked out of the auction house empty-handed. His gaze fell on the Mini Stone Turtle in the glass case on the car seat beside him. His tone was tinged with frustration.

"It's not that I didn't want to buy anything for you, but everything you liked got snatched up, and you don't care for what's left."

The Mini Stone Turtle showed no response, but its carved emerald eyes seemed to glare at him intensely through the glass.

Hank almost felt his skin crawl under the sharp piercing sensation. "Fine. We'll look at more pieces."

As the oppressing feeling subsided, Hank sighed in relief and started the car. After a moment's thought, he turned the Mini Stone Turtle's case so its head faced forward.

To gather more raw stones the Mini Stone Turtle might appreciate, Hank spent the next two days tirelessly visiting auction houses. When he finally acquired a particularly fine piece, he received a call from Alex.

"What have you been doing lately, Hank? Why have there been multiple six-figure expenses this week?'

Alex was still bitter about the 30% in shares Hank had agreed to give Shannon when he'd fainted while being pregnant with the serpent's fetus.

Seeing Hank's current spending habits, he grew more frustrated about the former's rebellious behavior.

"Hank, I'm telling you. You'd better not follow other rich kids and start squandering money at clubs; I won't allow it! Your grandfather or Uncle Adam won't either!

"You're a student. Focus on your studies and behave yourself…"

After finally escaping Alex's tirade, Hank's face was clouded.

Clubs and mistresses? Did Alex think he was someone like that? If anything, he'd just been supporting a stone!