Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2076

Shannon left as casually as she had arrived, settling comfortably into the carriage with her eyes closed for rest. Unbeknownst to her, Serelith sat beside her, watching intently with bright, focused eyes.

"Shannon, you're… You're extraordinary!"

Wasn't she a smooth talker earlier? Elysia, Fenric—heck, even Solvanna—had been rendered speechless by her! This was the first time Serelith had seen them so utterly stumped.

She couldn't help but imagine how her life would turn out if she had been more like Shannon. Perhaps she wouldn't have had to live so suffocatingly and… died miserably.

For a moment, Serelith was at a loss to process her feelings. She watched Shannon, using her very own body, put her mother and brother in their place until they couldn't utter a word, and felt an inexplicable surge of exhilaration.

If she had known more modern vocabulary, she would've described this feeling better.

Only after death, from the perspective of an observer, did she realize how insignificant she had been in the eyes of those family members she had once eagerly longed for.

Perhaps she had already known, but she had been too immersed in her sadness to truly face it and lacked the courage to stand up for herself.

It was alright, though. She had died. Not to mention, she also had Shannon, who could avenge her!

"Shannon, why did you tell them about the Chancellor? Would it not be wiser to seek out the Chancellor and tell him the truth?"

Shannon slowly opened her eyes and turned to Serelith. "There's a difference between having others expose you and being forced to admit your existence, and admitting it yourself, effectively humiliating yourself in the process.

"Isn't what you truly want for them to acknowledge your existence?"

Whether it was the coming-of-age ceremony or Solvanna, none of that mattered.

For someone who had grown up without the love and care of family, the one thing they longed for the most was a functional family.

Shannon understood Serelith, so she wanted to make her experience that once, even if it meant using a little manipulation.

She would make the Ignises acknowledge Serelith's existence and sincerely regret ever losing her as their daughter.

Shannon's voice was barely a whisper. The coachman couldn't hear a thing, and neither dared to ask anything.

The group carefully returned to the courtyard.