Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 14

"I'm sorry for troubling you, Mr. Cooper. It's late, so I'll stop disturbing you. I'll come over tomorrow morning to make a proper apology." Shannon decided to clean Marshmallow up that night. Tomorrow, Benjamin would see a sparkling, clean fox.

Benjamin's expression remained aloof at her words. He nodded and told his butler, "Send her home."

The butler nodded and politely led Shannon out of the manor. Even though Benjamin and Shannon lived in the same neighborhood, the butler still considerately arranged for a security guard to drop Shannon and Marshmallow off at the Jensen residence.

Thomas was baffled when he saw her. He'd had no idea that Shannon had even left! And was she carrying a fox in her arms?

"Ms. Shannon, this is…" He looked at Shannon and Marshmallow after seeing Benjamin's butler off. For a second, he didn't know where to start asking questions.

When he saw that Shannon only wore a jacket over her pajamas, he hurriedly ushered her into the manor. As soon as she entered, she saw Hector standing by the staircase, evidently waiting for her. Meanwhile, Scott poked his head out from around the corner. He looked excited to see how things would unfold.

When he saw Marshmallow, he couldn't help asking her in a hushed voice, "W-What's that in your arms? We're not allowed to have furry pets in the house!"

Shannon glanced at him and said matter-of-factly, "If that's the case, how did you get in here?"

He faltered, looking at her dazedly. Hector chuckled at her words. Scott's face turned red when he realized what Shannon meant and spluttered, "Y-You—"

"It's late. Grandpa and the others should already be asleep," Shannon cut him off. Her words immediately extinguished the flames of his anger.

He was rash, but he'd always known when he could and couldn't do anything stupid. One of the Jensen family's house rules was that no one could cause a ruckus at night. George was getting on in years and usually went to bed quite early. It'd be bad for his health to be rudely awakened.

And so, even if Scott's blood was boiling because of Shannon's words, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and huffily tiptoe up the stairs.

Shannon watched him leave before turning to Hector. Her attitude was completely different from how she'd been with Scott. She tightened her hold on Marshmallow and said, "This is my pet fox. It came to look for me because it knew that I'd moved out of the Gray residence."

She paused, then continued, "I've rented a place for it elsewhere, so it'll only spend one night here. I'll send it back tomorrow morning."

In other words, she wouldn't cause trouble for the Jensens. Hector couldn't help stop his heart from aching for her when he heard this. Shannon had evidently had Marshmallow for quite some time now, yet she hadn't kept it by her side—it had to be because the Gray family hadn't allowed it.

Now that she was back in her own home, she hadn't even considered having Marshmallow by her side. Her caution made Hector's heart twist painfully. At the same time, his detest for the Gray family grew.

Shannon was a daughter of the Jensen family and his sister—she should've grown up being doted on, yet the Gray family had mistreated her to the point that she didn't even dare to ask whether she could keep a pet by her side!

Hector suppressed his dislike of the Gray family and stepped forward with a gentle smile. His tone was firm and affectionate as he said, "This is your home. You can keep your pet with you here as long as you want to."