Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1405

Shannon looked at Celeste in silence for some time. Then, she said, "I'm the one who was lied to."

She paused and added, "I'm the one who should feel awful."

Celeste froze halfway through holding a napkin. She turned slightly and glanced at Shannon with a hint of guilt.

As she noticed Shannon sit expressionlessly, her heart ached even more.

If Shannon hadn't endured the hardships inflicted by the Grays from a young age, she wouldn't have developed such a composed demeanor in the face of everything.

During those innocent and young years, Shannon had no one to rely on but herself.

The thought pained Celeste deeply. When she'd first learned of Shannon's life with the Grays, she remembered wanting to kill them all in her rage, but she couldn't.

"I didn't abandon you on purpose," Celeste muttered as she suppressed the turmoil in her heart. She clung to Shannon's arm and began explaining the past.

"The Jensens probably told you that you were kidnapped shortly after you were born, but it wasn't an ordinary kidnapping. Someone targeted you."

More accurately, they were targeting the child who might've inherited her demon bloodline.

"The people who silently took you from the Jensens were from an organization known as Ghost Mist."

Shanno frowned slightly at the mention of Ghost Mist. She turned to Celeste and asked, "Is that the organization whose members are evil masters skilled in control of black smoke?"

Celeste nodded. Her expression turned serious as she asked, "Did they come after you again?

"...Sort of," Shannon replied. To be exact, it was because she'd repeatedly interfered with their plans that they now targeted her.