adbindia Chapter 359: The Cult
Chapter 359: The Cult
It was an incident of someone attempting to jump off a building, and it had little to do with Thea Shaw.
Without waiting for news, she had to return to the Sutton Family home first.
Most of the time, the Sutton home was quite empty; Mr. Sutton was busy with work all day, Mrs. Sutton had her social circle, Aurora Sutton and Zia Sutton had school, and Thea Shaw studied at home, making life seem quite leisurely.
However, upon returning home today, Thea Shaw ran into an unexpected guest.
Monica Cole.
The daughter of a farmhouse owner in the countryside, she transferred to Aethelgard. Monica Cole’s family even wanted her to live with the Sutton Family, but Thea Shaw disagreed, and Mr. Sutton found an excuse to send her away.
But since there had been some interactions, it was impossible to completely sever ties with the Cole Family.
So now, Monica Cole came bearing a bunch of pastries as a visit gift; it seemed there was nothing wrong with that?
"I made a bunch of pastries myself, but I didn’t expect uncle and aunt to not be home."
Monica Cole held the beautifully packaged box with a bashful smile, looking at Thea Shaw: "Thea, would you like to try some?"
She had heard Aurora Sutton call Thea Shaw that.
Thea Shaw’s smile was impeccable, "It’s okay, thank you for your kindness, but I don’t like sweets. My parents should return later, I appreciate your thoughtfulness; you can leave the pastries here. It’s just that it’s too late now, and it’s not safe for you to return alone. I’ll have the driver take you home."
Monica Cole pursed her lips; her smile didn’t change much: "How can I impose?"
"There’s no need to feel bad about it; your safety is the most important."
With no one else from the Sutton Family at home, it was clear Thea Shaw couldn’t bother to chat with Monica. She tactfully sent her away.
Monica Cole, someone hidden deep within, yet still revealing some traces.
Her actions carried a mix of manipulation and flattery.
Thea Shaw wouldn’t maliciously speculate about others, and Monica Cole’s actions were easy to understand.
After all, the Sutton Family was different from ordinary families. Monica, just the daughter of a farmhouse owner, wanted to befriend the Sutton Family to expand her social circle, which was understandable.
But that’s on the premise that Thea Shaw hadn’t seen her pretentious side.
Using cunning in the right places made a person seem emotionally intelligent.
If overdone, it was nothing but terrifying.
By the time Mrs. Sutton returned home, Thea was already in bed after a shower. She wouldn’t go downstairs specifically to tell Mrs. Sutton about Monica’s visit; the Sutton Family’s staff would take care of spreading such news.
Tonight, Landon Ford worked overtime; it seemed they’d reached the closest point, but the perks were gone.
He sent Thea a picture of the city’s night view from outside his office building.
It was beautiful, but what was Landon trying to convey by sending this?
Besides, he was still working. As his girlfriend, Thea was very conscientious and didn’t frequently message to disturb him.
After a while, she noticed Celia Chambers had created a group chat.
There were only four people in the group: Zia Sutton, Aurora Sutton, herself, and Celia Chambers.
Wow, the Sutton Family directly occupied three spots.
Celia was probably just looking to share gossip; she opened the group without any formalities and immediately @Thea to talk about today’s incident.
Celia Chambers: [Thea, it’s so scary, about the jumping incident tonight, my mom found out it’s related to The Cult. That person who jumped wasn’t committing suicide; it was the cult’s doing.]
Thea Shaw was also a bit surprised: [It’s related to The Cult? What kind of thing is that? Did the cult force him to jump?]
Zia Sutton must have seen the message and posted a [?] in the group.
Aurora Sutton hadn’t reacted yet.