Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1353

Shannon wasn't sure if Jordan had made that statement on purpose, but negotiations had always been a process of mutual probing.

"What do you want then?" she asked.

Then, she analyzed. "You've lived as Jordan for years, and you've repeatedly revealed events happening in the alternate world through Isabel's works. You must've known someone would find you through those clues. If not me, then someone else.

"But you mentioned earlier that you lied to test my abilities, which means you were certain I'd find you.

"If I assume all of this was arranged to have me come to you voluntarily, what do you want to trade for?"

Jordan listened silently as she spoke. There was a faint inscrutable expression on his typically honest and unassuming face. Suddenly, he raised a hand and pointed to the stone hanging around Shannon's neck.

"If I must say… I want the spiritual stone you're wearing."

Shannon frowned slightly and rejected his request. "That's impossible. You'll have to choose something else." Like Tortoise the System perhaps.

Jordan was firm. "I only want that stone."

Shannon was equally resolute. She pushed the tortoise closer to him on the table and said, "I still think this suits you better."

Jordan pushed the tortoise aside with an indifferent expression and without a glance. "It seems we won't reach an agreement."

Shannon studied Jordan and knew he was set in his decision. Then, she stopped pressing and turned to leave.

But after taking two steps forward, she heard Jordan's voice behind her. "Wait."

He pointed at the tortoise on the table. "Don't forget to take this useless trash with you."

Shannon turned around and saw the tortoise had almost fully withdrawn into its shell. If tortoises could express emotions, she figured it'd be brimming with tears.