Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2410

The calm, emotionless tone of the electronic voice made Hank's heart skip a beat.

Perhaps since Zank had been sickly since childhood and rarely received championship, he'd rarely shown intimacy or recognition toward anyone around him other than Thalia.

But now… He was saying he couldn't let go of Hank, his little brother.

Hank's ears twitched slightly before his face lit up with glee.

Zane might not have noticed, but from Shannon's angle, Hank's smirk was obvious and uncontrollable.

Hearing Zane's answer, Simeon showed a brief flicker of regret in his eyes, but he didn't press further.

Meeting someone with such deep sacred affinity at Mossroot Monastery was a rare and special fate. But if that person wasn't meant to stay and cultivate in the monastery, it simply meant their affinity had yet to mature.

Zenyoism never forced.

Alex opened his mouth and was about to argue when Shannon stepped forward. At once, he flinched and instinctively took a big step back in wariness.

Watching his reaction, Shannon said in a calm, unhurried voice, "One of the Five Maxims of Zenyoism is to refrain from false speech. You've violated it, Uncle Alex."

Alex was utterly speechless. He'd just been making arrangements for his son's future; how the hell did that count as breaking a maxim?

But no one paid him any more attention.

Simeon acted as though he hadn't heard any of it and turned away to lead Shannon and the others deeper into the monastery.

Alex was left behind and ignored, but Hank had a plan. Once they returned, he was going to tattle to Adam and George!

…

Simeon led them into one of the Zenyoism Sanctums. After placing his hands together in prayer, he bowed to the Zenyo statue before walking to the base of the incense altar. Then, he retrieved a pouch from beneath the altar.

From today onward, there would be no more Gus and his intellectually disabled mother barely scraping by in a mountainous, remote village. There'd only be Voyage Silverstone, who now sailed freely through life, and his mother, Maureen Silverstone.

Together, they would walk into a brighter, hopeful future.

…

After leaving the Silverstone residence, Shannon returned to the Jensen residence to see Adam sitting across from Zane and Hank with a dark, solemn expression.

Hank had clearly filed his complaint to Adam.

Adam said coldly, "Alex went all the way to a monastery, yet still couldn't behave and thought about sending his son off to become a monk? He's clearly got too much time on his hands."

Then, he turned to Zane and added, "Don't bother with him. Your dad always thinks he's doing the right thing. This time, I'll make sure he's properly dealt with."

They'd planned to send Alex away for a short-term spiritual practice of a week or so before bringing him back. But now…