Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 3

"Our family sent me over to pick you up and reminded me that I had to leave you with a good first impression. That's why I arranged for an entourage. It's on the small side, so I hope you don't mind," Hector said.

Shannon silently appraised the entourage that was blocking the road. This was… a small one?

She watched as Hector waved a hand at the drivers and said, "Pay your respects."

"Ms. Gray!" the drivers said, so in sync that it was as if they were crying out a battle cry. "Welcome home!"

Shannon was flabbergasted. This felt oddly humiliating. Perhaps it was because the Gray family had never shown her any warmth, but she found herself having trouble dealing with such an enthusiastic greeting. She said to Hector, "L-Let's go."

She wanted to leave right that instant. Couldn't they see the neighborhood's security guards staring?

Hector smiled at her reaction. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes as he thought of something. He appraised her, then asked, "What were you doing here alone, though?"

Why was she alone at the gates at this hour? She couldn't be going on a grocery run, could she?

Shannon pursed her lips, not wanting to mention that the Gray family had kicked her out prematurely. She was about to give him a vague answer to brush him off when another voice rang out.

It was a little cold yet deep and pleasant to the ears. There was a hint of impatience in his tone as he said, "Aren't we leaving yet?"

She looked in the direction of the voice and found there was another person in the backseat of the car Hector had gotten out of earlier. A single glance was all it took to blind her.

The man's long legs were bent as he sat in the car. From her angle, she could only vaguely see half his body. His wrist rested casually on the armrest in the middle of the seat, and there was a sense of level-headedness to his elegant pose. It made even the crinkles on his suit look charming.

But compared to all of that, the thing that blinded Shannon was the gold light around him. Since childhood, she could see things that regular individuals couldn't. There were many colors representing a person's fortune, and gold was one she'd only seen on people who'd contributed to the nation.

Still, even their fortunes had only been a pale gold. The man before her was a striking, almost blinding, gold—that was something she'd never seen before. He couldn't have stolen the nation's fortune, could he?

As soon as the man spoke, Hector didn't bother with any questions. He smiled and said, "Alright, alright. We're leaving."

He wrapped an arm around Shannon's shoulders and led her to the car. As he did so, he lowered his voice and said, "Tsk. The devil's incarnate has no patience at all."

She was brought to the car the devil's incarnate was in. Hector stuffed her into the backseat, making her sit beside the devil's incarnate. Now that she was closer to him, his gold fortune was even more striking. She risked going blind to see what he looked like.

His face matched his voice. His features were chiseled and somewhat beautiful amidst the iciness. His tightly pursed lips added to his frosty demeanor, and his eyes were as deep as whirlpools.

Seemingly noticing her gaze on him, he turned slightly to look at her, taking in her curiosity. Shannon was curious about his gold fortune, but she also worried he would think she was a fool. After some thought, she asked, "Are you my brother, too?"

This made Hector, who'd gotten into the front passenger seat, snort. The man in the backseat merely shot him a cold look before glancing at Shannon again. "No."

That was all he said. Not another word more or less. Fortunately, Hector was there to save the day. He said, "This is Benjamin Cooper; he's not your brother. I'm your only brother."

Shannon couldn't help finding Benjamin's name familiar. She couldn't remember where she'd heard it from, though. But she did remember that among Seastone City's four most prestigious families, two were the Cooper and Jensen families. Was it all just a coincidence?