Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 586

In the meantime, Shannon had finished setting up her array, with Juniper watching cautiously on the side.

Naturally, for the other party to attack with a phantom-assassination array, they wouldn't have given up so easily as a backup plan would be in place. Judging from Shannon's words, he believed that was the case, too.

However, the opposition's contingency plan never came. Was there a delay?

Observing Shannon's array again, Juniper curiously asked, "Do you know what else they've prepared?"

Although he wasn't knowledgeable in arrays, he could tell her setup was made for attacking instead of defending. Had she locked onto the other party's location?

After completing the setup, Shannon generously explained to Juniper, "The Gray family adopted me. For 18 years, they gradually tried to exchange my fate with Rachel."

Juniper creased his brows as he learned about such a spell for the first time; not even soul-switching was this complicated. Moreover, he remembered Rachel as Connor's sister, who asked for help in Episode 1.

"I learned mystic arts and spells from Ms. Wynthorpe for two years. Finally, on the day Rachel turned 18, I completed my training and broke the spell.

"Ms. Wynthorpe could've helped me dispel that dark spell used by the other party, but do you know why I chose to wait two more years to break the spell on the day the array was completed?"

Juniper quickly shook his head, sensing her unusual eagerness to share a story. "Why?"

Shannon smiled faintly. "Because only by breaking the spell after 18 years can I thoroughly segregate my 1st house from Rachel."

Although she wasn't blood-related to the Grays, she had borne the misfortunes on Rachel's behalf, thus causing their 1st houses to be more integrated.