L epted the bag before nodding at Shannon.


    "Thanks for your trouble. I''ll pass the shirt to Mr. Morganter."


    She couldn''t address Kieran as "Uncle Kieran" in front of the outsiders. They''d both be in hot soup if someone decided to make a molehill out of their


    rtionship.


    Shannon continued smiling faintly. "You''ve noticed which article of clothing it is, right?"


    Her eyes were glued to L''s face in an attempt to spot anything off in her expression, only to see L looking very nonchntly. It was as though she had read a boring book that didn''t interest her at all.


    "Yeah. It''s a shirt. So what?"


    A half-smile appeared on L''s face. It wasced with slight displeasure and impatience too.


    "Don''t tell me you''re going to ask me a cheesy question about how guys dirty their clothes under what type of circumstances like a brainless soap opera or an urban romance novel!"


    Shannon was easily affected by L''s sudden and random response. She hadpletely forgotten about what she wanted to say to her.


    L felt even more bored when Shannon fell silent. She was about to close the door when Shannon stopped her.


    A cold smile was perched on Shannon''s face. "Since you knew the truth, why are you still clinging to Kieran? Is it because of your circumstances?"


    At first, Shannon couldn''t be bothered to treat L seriously. After all, L was just a na?ve young woman without any work experience who had only graduated from university less than two years ago.


    To Shannon, dealing with L was like stealing candy from a baby.


    However, she didn''t expect L to not be affected by her verbal attacks at all. It was as though L was a fearless woman without any weaknesses.


    Shannon frowned instantly. "The only reason why you''re here right now is all thanks to Mrs. Morgan Senior''s affection toward you. But how many more years of protection do you think she can provide you with?"


    L''s poker face finally cracked slightly, revealing a hint of displeasure.


    She wanted Amelie to live a long and healthy life, after all.


    The sight of L''s displeasure pleased Shannon to no end. She thought she hit


    the bullseye on L''s worries, so she continued, "Men like Kieran will never fall in love with you."


    L''s gaze went cold. She merely sneered at Shannon.


    "I don''t know if he''ll ever love me, but what I know is that he''ll never fallin love with you. Otherwise, you''d have gotten together with him a long time ago, seeing as you''ve been working with him for so many years."


    Did Shannon seriously think L was a doormat to be walked all over just because she didn''t fight back?


    Shannon''s first instinct was to raise her hand and p L the moment L''s words stabbed her deep in her most vulnerable spot.


    How dare that bitch mock her!


    There wasn''t anyone else around, so Shannon no longer had to maintain her fa?ade.


    However, L wouldn''t take it lying down. She didn''t hesitate to tear Shannon a new one by pushing her instead.


    The thing was, she hadpletely forgotten that she was still carrying a bag. Thanks to the additional force, Shannon was forced to few steps backward. There happened to be two steps behind her, so she lost her bnce and fell to the ground.


    L stared at her own hands before spotting the neers, who had just made their way into the courtyard.


    "Will you believe me if I tell you that I didn''t use that much strength?"


    Kieran was already striding toward the front door. Cole circled around his boss so that he could help Shannon up to her feet.


    "Oh dear! Are you alright, Shannon?"


    Since Kieran reached Shannon first, she thought he''d be the one helping her up. But he didn''t do anything.


    Shannon just shot Cole a re


    before slowly getting up on her own.


    She said sadly, "Mr. Morgan, I was


    just dropping off your shirt for you. I didn''t mean to insinuate anything else."


    Cole fell silent. He just pretended that he saw nothing.


    Kieran scanned L briefly to make sure that she was fine. Only then did his expression soften slightly. Still, he asked, albeit worriedly, "Are you hurt anywhere?"


    L shook her head before pointing at Shannon. "She was the one who fell. I''m fine."


    "Cole, take Shannon to the hospital."


    After that, Kieran moved to take L back into the mansion.


    However, Shannon grew agitated. "Kieran..."