Chapter 2056

Halfway through sipping his milkshake, Trevaris paused slightly at the name that came out of Shannon's mouth. He held his cup for a long while before tilting his head and looking at her. Though he still wore that innocent, childlike expression, his next words were a shock. "Shannon, how did you recognize me?" It couldn't be just because he could peer into malice, could it? "Benjamin is my fiancé," Shannon replied somewhat abruptly. If it were anyone else, that line might have made no sense, but Vlad understood. "Oh, I guess he told you about me then." Trevaris sipped on his milkshake again, as calmly as ever, as if he wasn't worried Shannon would do anything to him. He was right. She had no intention of making a move in the middle of a bustling shopping mall when she'd decided to come clean. What she wanted was to confirm something. "Is Trevaris the reincarnation of the phoenix?" Benjamin eventually told her about the friend he once had, whose body had been devoured by Vlad'