At first, Hank was shocked. Then, he acted as though realization had dawned on him. His cheeks flushed red as he pointed at his own mouth. At the same time, he glared at Shannon angrily.
"Mmmm! Mmm!"
Shannon looked at Hank's actions. She thought for a moment before forming a sigil with her hands. Then, she drew a line in the air near Hank's mouth.
Hank thought Shannon was going to remove the restriction spell, so he heaved a sigh of relief. When he was about to speak, he realized he couldn't open his mouth at all.
He glared at Shannon angrily while pointing at her. His handsome face was all red from anger.
Shannon broke into a small smile. Had she known that it'd be this effective, she'd have done it from the start.
She was still calm as ever despite having sealed Hank's mouth shut. She just looked at him before dropping him a warning.
"The reason why I never lashed out at you guys is because we all share the same surname. But if you still don't know how to speak properly in front of me, then you can forget about speaking forever."
After that, Shannon left the manor, not caring about Hank at all.
Hank had witnessed Shannon's abilities before, but he refused to yield to her. At the same time, he was very sure that she didn't have the guts to do anything to the rest of the Jensen family.
Who would've thought that she'd make her move for real?
Enraged, Hank ran upstairs to look for his family. He refused to believe that everyone in this family would let Shannon do whatever she wanted.
George would never permit violence to occur between family members.
Thankfully, it was still early at night, so George was still awake. Hank opened the door to the study and saw Adam and George discussing something.
After that, Hank turned to look at Adam and George. His cheeks reddened immediately, but he still stood his ground.
"She… She really used a talisman to seal my mouth! I'm serious!"
Scott approached with a hint of irritation before Adam and George had a chance to say anything. "Hank, even if you wanna accuse someone, you should come up with a better lie! It's true that Shannon knows some mystic arts, but those are mainly for her to deal with evil spirits! How could you accuse her like this? You're definitely slandering Shannon's professionalism, that's for sure!"
"Shut up! She really cast a spell on me just now!"
Scott wasn't afraid of Hank at all. He exclaimed, "You're doing fine, aren't you? If you claim that Shannon has put a spell on you, then where's the evidence?
"Or are you saying that she put a spell on you before removing it immediately? You think Shannon has that much time on her hands to toy around with you? Do you even have any idea how much one of her talismans cost? As if she'll use it just to screw around with you!"
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