Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1804

Shannon gazed at Benjamin, and her eyes flickered with a mix of obscure emotions.

After some time, she asked, "You kept emphasizing you're not him. If that's the case, why do you insist I take this back?"

Benjamin's eyes darkened slightly as he said, "This was something he gave you, and I told you—I'd never take anything given to you."

"And I told you I don't want it." Shannon's voice was light and carried no trace of resentment. There was no hint of defiance like when she'd given up the stone. She'd been resolute and acted without hesitation.

Benjamin felt an unfamiliar emotion inside him. He wanted to say something but was temporarily speechless, knowing that wasn't the true reason.

In truth, he didn't have an answer to her question.

His heart had once rested on her and taken on her warmth. Now though it'd returned to him, it still felt incomplete.

So, he wanted to return it to her and settle the missing half again.

Seeing Benjamin remain silent, Shannon lowered her eyes slightly and said, "I won't strike you again, not because you're now Benjamin, but because you're the National Dragon Vein.

"As a member of the Special Security Agency, I will not and cannot harm you."

If she was no different from anyone else in his eyes, she, too, could regard him as everyone else did. From now on, he'd be nothing more than the Dragon Vein she had to protect and no longer Benjamin.

The sunset faded quickly. The once rosy ocean gradually lost its dazzling hues and returned to its original deep blue.

As the pink hues vanished, the light beneath their feet dimmed until it was gone.

Benjamin watched her calm unwavering eyes, and something surged deep within his soul. Just as she turned to leave, he instinctively reached out to grab her wrist.

"Shannon, give me a little more time."

His voice was hoarse, carrying an edge of the past and a hint of a plea. "Just… Wait for me a little longer."

Just like how she'd rushed over while holding the Core Vein Stone and whispered those words, he now hoped she'd wait for him too.

"You think the 'strike me with lightning again' stuff was a good idea? Shannon isn't some sadistic violent lunatic!"

Benjamin looked at him without saying a word, while Kai got even more frustrated. His eyes flickered, and he suddenly pointed to the hundreds of black fine lines on Benjamin's wrist.

"And these… If I'm not mistaken, these are from when you took the heavenly lightning in Shannon's place, aren't they? When she asked you about them, why didn't you just tell her?

"At the very least, you could've told her the truth when you stopped her from leaving. Maybe she would've been so touched she would've forgiven you on the spot!"

That was what always happened in dramas.

Heartbroken and angry, the female lead might run into the male lead risking his life to save her. Then, they reconciled after a shared hardship.

Or perhaps, the female lead might stumble upon proof of everything the male lead had secretly done for her and was so moved that she forgave him.

The script was laid out. Couldn't Benjamin have followed and acted accordingly?