Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 16

As he glanced at her, Benjamin's gaze deepened slightly. Although he was a bit suspicious of how she knew the Shaw family, he ultimately didn't ask any further questions.

With a wave of his hand, he instructed the chauffeur to drive to Shannon's destination. Before long, they arrived at an upscale villa neighborhood on the southern side of Seastone.

With Benjamin's car paving the way, they made it to the Shaw residence unimpeded.

If Shannon had been by herself, she probably wouldn't have even gotten through the gates of the upscale neighborhood.

After dropping her off at the entrance, Benjamin showed no intention of accompanying her inside. As soon as she got out of the car, he drove off.

When the Shaws were informed of the arrival of the head of the Cooper family, they hurriedly went downstairs to welcome their guest. Yet, they were met not by him but by an unfamiliar young lady cradling a fox in her arms instead.

"And who might this young lady be?"

As she recalled the Jensens' previous attitude, Shannon opted not to associate herself with them and only introduced herself as "Ms. Gray." At the same time, she didn't explicitly mention her intention to restore Emily's intelligence, as they would have found it incredulous.

She took out a protective talisman from Windsong Monastery from her bag and said, "Well, you see, I happened to come across Mrs. Shaw Senior the other day and noticed that she had dropped this, so I thought I'd return it to her."

According to Emilio Shaw's social media account, he had accompanied Tilly Thompson to Windsong Monastery last month to obtain a protective amulet, which Shannon conveniently used as a cover story.

As for the woman speaking to Shannon earlier, she was Helen Earle, a slightly plump, beautiful woman with a gentle and kind expression.

When she noticed Shannon, a sweet-natured and gentle young woman, cradling a pet fox in her arms, Helen didn't suspect anything unusual.

"Oh, so that's how it is."

As someone holding onto old-fashioned beliefs, Tilly had always believed that Emily's head injury and lack of recovery were due to the house's poor geomancy. She initially tried rearranging the furniture in the house, but in the past year, she turned to Mysticism.

A while back, she even insisted on bringing Emilio to a monastery to obtain talismans, a request her family indulged.

At that moment, she was surprised that someone would go out of their way to return a mere protective talisman.

"Thank you for going out of your way to return this, Ms. Gray. May I know how you came to know my mother-in-law though?

Although she was known for her amiable nature, Helen still maintained a degree of vigilance around strangers.

After being questioned, Shannon remained unfazed. As she was about to explain herself, she discreetly squeezed Marshmallow's belly.

In fact, Shannon had planned this with Marshmallow beforehand. As soon as she made the move, Marshmallow immediately jumped out of her embrace and dashed toward the second floor.

When Helen was taken aback by the fox's sudden move, Shannon feigned surprise as well and acted as if she wanted to chase after it.

"Marshmallow! Get back here!"

Although she said that, she was inwardly cheering Marshmallow on, encouraging it to seek out Emily.

Within two minutes, a girlish shriek could be heard from upstairs. After hearing that, Helen and the maid's face immediately fell, and they quickly went upstairs.

At that moment, Shannon followed closely behind Helen. As soon as they got to the second floor, they saw a young lady wearing a princess dress crouching at the end of the hallway. She was smiling happily as she watched the chubby fox sitting obediently before her. She even tried to reach out and pet it.

"Emmie!" Helen cried out in alarm. After that, she rushed to her daughter and shielded her behind her.

Although the fox appeared tame, there was no telling if it might suddenly bite someone.

It was only then that Helen regretted allowing Shannon to come in with her pet. How could she have allowed such a thing?