Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1653

Yet, Shannon had shut out Benjamin's genuine feelings just because he once hid the truth from her.

From the look on her face, Luke could tell that she'd listened. That meant he'd completed half of what The Enigma had entrusted him with.

"I've said everything I needed to. Whether you choose to accept him as he is and move forward, or completely let him go and walk your path, that choice is yours."

As he spoke, he concealed the depth in his gaze.

To be honest, there was one last thing Benjamin had told him to pass on, but Luke wasn't going to tell her just yet.

The dragon clan had existed for generations, born from and nurtured by the Dragon Vein itself. If the Dragon Vein guarded Crisea, the dragon clan's duty was to guard the Dragon Vein.

Benjamin was different from everyone else. And because of that, Shannon, whom Benjamin cared for, was someone Luke had to carefully consider.

He wanted to see what her choice was, and it was only after that he'd decide whether to reveal the final words to her.

Shannon had no idea what Luke was thinking. After hearing everything, she needed time to sort through her thoughts and decide what to do next, just as Luke had said.

…

Luke soon left, while Shannon remained alone in the desolate mountain forest.

Not long after, Kai popped out.

Since Shannon stepped out of the barrier, he'd been lurking outside and instantly sensed her presence. In fact, he'd been eavesdropping the entire time she spoke with Luke. He could vaguely guess the situation from what he'd overheard, though he hadn't seen Benjamin.

Scratching his head in frustration, he turned to Shannon and asked, "You saw him, right? Is it true that he… does not recognize you anymore?"

While Kai was deep in his brainstorming session, Shannon listened intently to his rambling as if seriously considering it. Then, she pulled out a thunder talisman from her bag.

It was the highest-grade purple thunder talisman, and just looking at it made Kai's scales crawl.

He asked, "Shannon, what are you going to do with that?"

Shannon explained, "Benjamin awakened his Dragon Vein consciousness after being struck by the fire lightning of the Divine Power."

If they were to reverse the process and strike him again, would that forcefully awaken the consciousness of his Soul instead?

She wondered if Benjamin could still withstand being struck by lightning, now that he was the true form of the Dragon Vein.