Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 264

Cecily's eyes darkened slightly when she heard Caleb outright admitting his involvement in the incident. While she secretly cursed at Caleb for being an idiot, she still chose to defend him in order to ensure that he liked her.

"Caleb's method might be a bit on the extreme side, but he did all that with good intentions. Shannon, Caleb's just worried that you might get blinded by the fame and fortune offered by the entertainment industry due to your young age. Please don't blame him, alright?"

As expected, Caleb looked quite touched as soon as he heard Cecily's words. He felt that she was the only one who truly understood him.

At that moment, Cecily heard the system's notification. "Caleb's affection toward you has increased by two points."

She knew it. Caleb's affection bar was slowly filling up.

Cecily's lips curled into a small smile. At the same time, she cast Shannon a sincere look.

But Shannon gazed back stonily. "Up till now, the most hate I've received so far during the show's production stems from the trolls he hired."

Her words were blunt enough to stop Cecily and Adrian from defending Caleb for his actions.

Shannon didn't want to drag things out between her and Caleb anymore. She turned to look at George and Adam. Her voice adopted a neutral tone, yet she sounded very firm.

"I never apply mystic arts on those who are close to me. I won't do anything to Caleb despite what he's done to me, but I hope that this will be the last time this happens.

"If something like this happens again in the future, I won't say anything anymore. Instead, I'll use my methods to make him behave."

As Shannon spoke, she turned around to look at Adrian and Janice. "I hope you won't blame me for what will happen at that time, Uncle Adrian and Aunt Janice."

Adrian and Janice fell silent momentarily. Then, Adrian spoke up first.

"Don't worry, Shannon. If Caleb dares to do something like this again, I'll punish him myself."

After that, Adrian turned to shoot a glare at Caleb with a grim expression.

Caleb had always been an obedient child in the past, which was why Adrian put more focus on Scott, who was known for his volatile temper. Little did he know that Scott was starting to befriend Shannon, while Caleb secretly hatched a scheme to sabotage Shannon on the Internet.

Adam's reason might be tactful, but Caleb knew that he had said all those things just to stand up for Shannon.

"Uncle Adam!"

Caleb was reluctant to accept the new reality. But at the same time, he knew Adam's temperament well. Adam was the type who'd never change his mind once it was made.

So, he turned to look at George in hopes that he'd help him. "Grandpa…"

He didn't ask Adrian for help because Adrian would always go with Adam's decision no matter what. Besides, Adrian agreed with Adam's arrangement as well.

When Caleb mentioned that he wanted to establish a new logistics brand, Adrian was already starting to worry about the future. After all, all the main and niche logistics markets in Crisea were mostly saturated.

At first, Adrian didn't have the heart to douse cold water on Caleb's passion. He thought that perhaps Caleb could try establishing his own business at first. Even if he were to fail, he'd just lose out on money.

Adam's new arrangement for Caleb still provided him with the same challenges minus the risk. The company would be a better training ground for Caleb even though it meant having to leave Adrian's side.