Villains Act Shamelessly: The Heiress was the Great National Master!

Chapter 519 - 517: Investigation

Thea Shaw left the hospital, preparing to find another way.

Since Apple Hale refused to speak, she speculated that the content of the church prayers was problematic, and Thea inclined to think it had a bit of The Cult’s intent.

Unexpectedly, Thea had a thought.

When Master first came, he once said this society was abnormal.

After all, coming from a female-dominated society, he must not be accustomed to a patriarchal one.

Thea once worried whether Master might think about engaging in some cult activities to restore Qirenia.

Later, Master integrated well into modern society, but...

What if this person who traveled through time wanted to restore Qirenia?

No matter how normal it was in ancient Qirenia, in modern society, they are considered anomalies.

If he takes any action, it’s very likely to be seen as The Cult.

Of course, now Thea is just speculating, not certain that the church is related to the Great National Master suppressing Leo Quinn’s body.

At least so far, Thea hasn’t seen anything familiar—except for this peculiar putrid disease.

It was at this time that Thea received a call from Aurora Sutton: "Thea, are you not coming back to work?"

Thea had taken a leave for a while and hadn’t returned to work. Colleagues in the department didn’t think much about it, given that Aurora Sutton still went every day.

But Old Mr. Kensington was also subtly asking if she wasn’t planning to return to work.

Aurora Sutton only knew that Mr. Sutton said Thea was in Fenmore but didn’t know what Thea was doing there.

"I probably can’t go back for the time being."

Although she was tempted by the prospect of getting Landon Ford to agree to an unreasonable request after working for two months, Thea looked at the current mess at hand and thought it was unlikely.

The mastermind behind all this was about to surface, and if she kept working every day without dedicating herself to the investigation,

it would be too disrespectful to them!

"I see," Aurora Sutton was a bit curious. "Did you encounter any trouble in Fenmore? Do you need help?"

Thea replied, "Nothing particularly troublesome, the scenery is nice in Fenmore, and I want to play around more."

Aurora Sutton: "..."

She couldn’t help but feel a bit envious upon hearing that. "I kind of want to go and play, too."

After all, now she’s constantly troubled by the Abbott Family and company issues, and she’s only twenty, her mind not yet that mature. With heavy responsibilities on her shoulders, there’s always a desire to unwind.

"Once we’re done with all this, you can play however you want." Thea coaxed her, "I’ll come back in a few days and will still come to work. How are things on your end?"

"Almost done, the lawyer said my dad’s shares should be secured barring surprises, but it’s the other aspects that’s tricky."

Without evidence, they couldn’t prove he swapped Thea and Aurora Sutton on purpose back then.

"No rush, one step at a time."

Thea comforted her, and at this moment there was another call coming in, so she explained to Aurora Sutton and hung up the phone.

The new call was from the hospital, concerning Apple Hale.

Thea being helpful, but wouldn’t ignore any leads, in the hospital with a bit of money, naturally someone would help report Apple Hale’s whereabouts.

They said Apple Hale had finished her checkup and returned home.

The hospital’s limited capabilities hadn’t encountered patients with the putrid disease before, so they didn’t find anything wrong with Apple Hale’s body, only that she was malnourished and had some other minor problems.

This puzzled Thea a bit.

If the source of the putrid disease really was in Fenmore, how come the hospitals there hadn’t detected it in the past two years?