Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2073

In truth, only by releasing the grudge and cleansing it could Serelith hope to embark on the path of reincarnation.

Shannon wasn't afraid of Serelith harboring a grudge. What was feared was that the latter might be so broken she dared not even resent.

After withdrawing her gaze from Serelith, Shannon looked back at Fenric and asked, "Do you believe going three days without food or water is nothing?"

Fenric assumed she meant to beg sympathy and gave a scornful laugh. "Of course, it's no big deal. You need not cling to this trifling grievance, and it's certainly no excuse for stealing from the kitchen!"

But Shannon did not respond to his words. Instead, she stared at him with an unwavering gaze before lifting a hand and patting his shoulder. "I suggest you remember what you've just said."

No one noticed that as she raised her hand, her palm swept past Serelith's ghost form. With the faintest curl of her fingers, she gathered a fresh wisp of grudge spilling from Serelith and pressed it onto Fenric's shoulder.

Fenric was startled by her sudden touch. Even the weight of her gaze as she spoke sent a faint, inexplicable chill crawling down his spine. He instinctively shifted his shoulder away and took a small step back.

His eyes were full of disdain and disgust as he said, "You were raised outside for years, and it seems you never learned the proper conduct between men and women, have you? You're just uncultured…"

Shannon ignored him. As much as she might like to silence him, she had no intention of wasting her limited spiritual energy on a fool.

Solvanna finally found her voice and softly muttered, "Serelith, I understand you must bear resentment toward me. Even so, you ought not to speak to Mother and Fenric in such a manner. It hurts them so much…"

Shannon refused to listen to her nonsense and turned to say, "Shut up."

Solvanna immediately sealed her lips tight.