Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 571

Benjamin had been standing expressionlessly, but his brows arched at hearing Shannon's tone.

Shannon would only show such coldness when dealing with the Grays or those who caused her trouble. She was usually well-behaved around him and Hector.

He hadn't expected to see her express such rich emotions when dealing with these supernatural creatures.

Leah had been eagerly watching Benjamin and didn't miss the slight raise of his eyes when he glanced at Shannon.

And when she noticed Shannon standing protectively in front of him with a fierce tone, she seemed to understand something.

"Oh, I see…" Her face lit up with realization as she asked, "Is he your mystic arts partner, Ms. Jensen?"

Both Shannon and Benjamin froze at her words. Though they were unfamiliar with the term "mystic arts partner", they could understand what it meant.

Shannon opened her mouth and was ready to explain when Leah continued mumbling to herself, "I see now. That explains everything."

As Leah spoke, she even nodded to Shannon respectfully. There was regret and sincerity in her tone. "I was too impulsive, Ms. Jensen. I shouldn't have coveted your mystic arts partner."

Having been raised as a man and witnessing the annihilation of the Hermens for the past century, Leah was momentarily smitten to see such a striking man.

She figured there was no harm done being so briefly attracted to him.

Despite being a powerful spirit, Leah had her morals and wouldn't covet anyone's mystic art master.

Shannon's mouth twitched at Leah's words. She wanted to explain but eventually swallowed the words instead.

On second thought, she figured that clarifying things might only give Leah more reason to cling to Benjamin.

Having one clingy wyrm was exhausting enough. If another ghost started following Benjamin around, it'd probably drive him mad, and he might start avoiding Shannon entirely.