Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1412

Caleb strode over and was dressed in a well-fitted suit that gave him an air of maturity stronger than his counterpart in the original world.

He glanced at Cecily and didn't jump straight into questioning who'd bullied her as Shannon had expected. Instead, his gaze swept over the scene, and he asked, "What's going on?"

Shannon got up and cut off any chance for Cecily to complain. She flatly stated, "This young lady took my phone and refused to return it. Now she's upset because we asked for it back."

Her tone was so calm and straightforward. Though it was the truth, the way she worded it conveyed one clear message—Cecily was throwing a tantrum.

Caleb agreed that Cecily's actions were illogical. He turned his attention to the phone in Cecily's hand.

A flash of resentment crossed Cecily's face, but when she looked at Caleb, her expression softened into one of concern and innocence.

"That's not it. She was searching for information about the Jensens on her phone. I was worried she might have bad intentions, so I questioned her. If you don't trust me, look…"

"Cecily." Caleb interrupted her mid-sentence. Then, he firmly said, "That's no excuse to take someone else's phone. Return it."

Cecily's expression froze in disbelief. Humiliation flickered across her face, but she eventually bit her lip and handed the phone back to Shannon.

Shannon was surprised, not just by Caleb's immediate response but also by the attitude Cecily showed toward him.

In their original world, Caleb had always mindlessly defended Cecily, while the latter enjoyed his unwavering support and skillfully manipulated his emotions.

But now, Caleb seemed to have developed a sense of reason, and Cecily's attitude toward him carried a hint of cautious flattery.

It appeared that without the system backing her in the alternate world, Cecily's relationship with the Jensens wasn't quite the same.

As Shannon pondered this, Caleb suddenly turned his attention to her. "Now that we've returned your phone, could you explain why you secretly searched for information about the Jensens?"

His eyes narrowed as though he were trying to see straight through Shannon. "Are you paparazzi?" he added.

Shannon was utterly baffled.