Lingering Passion: Mr. Sutton Wants to be Your Male Lead!-Chapter 13: Stay Away from Him

Stella Grant has never been one to hold on to long-lasting feelings.

In her understanding, when two adults are in love, they should just be together, and once separated, there’s no need to enact a drama of unforgettable deep affection and reluctance.

As Flynn Shepherd finished speaking and saw Stella Grant remain silent, he bitterly laughed and suddenly choked, "Stella, do you think I really made a mistake?"

Stella Grant didn’t answer and directly hung up the phone.

As soon as Flynn Shepherd’s call ended, Sue Woods’ video call came in.

Stella Grant briefly explained to Sue Woods her situation with Flynn Shepherd.

Sue Woods mocked through the video, "Does he still have the face to ask if he really made a mistake? Where did he get such audacity?"

Stella Grant removed her makeup and washed her face, "You can save on your contribution for next month, the wedding is canceled."

Sue Woods, "It’s truly a case of enduring hardships revealing lacking capabilities, and time revealing an unpredictable heart."

Stella Grant, "Without the unpredictability of life, how can one bring out the flavor in living?"

Sue Woods scoffed, "After all that talk, who exactly was the man you were with last night?"

Stella Grant’s hand paused as she applied a face mask, then replied, "Silas Sutton."

Thunk.

The water cup dropped from Sue Woods’ hand, sitting cross-legged on the sofa drinking water, and all the water spilled onto the sofa.

But even then, she didn’t bother to clean up and instead raised her voice several decibels, "Who? Who did you say?"

Stella Grant sighed, "Silas Sutton."

Sue Woods, "..."

After a long silence, Sue Woods quietly said, "That person, Silas Sutton, stay away from him."

Even though she was at home, Sue Woods was cautiously worried about eavesdroppers.

After speaking, seeing Stella Grant remain unmoved, she added with a troubled expression, "Really, trust me, stay away from him. You’re not from Veridia, you don’t know, the reputation of that person..."

Sue Woods’ warning was very subtle, Stella Grant smoothed out every corner on her face mask, calmly saying, "Don’t worry, I know my limits."

She wouldn’t fantasize about someone from an entirely different world.

Hearing this, Sue Woods knew Stella had misunderstood something, re-crossed her legs, adjusted her sitting posture, and straightforwardly continued, "A few years ago, a kidnapping happened in Veridia, it was quite sensational because the kidnappers directly seized four sons from the main and second house of The Sutton Family."

Seeing Sue Woods so serious, Stella Grant washed her hands, suddenly interested, "Was Silas Sutton one of them?"

Sue Woods nodded, "Yes, Silas Sutton is the second child of the second house, ranking fourth in The Sutton Family. He has an older brother ranking second."

The second house of The Sutton Family has the second and fourth sons.

While the main house has the first and third sons.

Sue Woods paused for a moment, seeing Stella Grant’s unchanged expression, continued, "Nobody really knows what happened during the kidnapping, but when the four children returned, the eldest went insane, was later cured though perpetually meditating, the second died, and the third suffered a severe illness..."

Stella Grant, "And what about Silas Sutton?"

Sue Woods had a peculiar expression, "He’s the only one unaffected, no illness nor injury, mentally stable. Moreover, five years later, he schemed to drive his uncle to death, inherited Sutton Group, and everyone says it’s highly likely he orchestrated that kidnapping."

Stella Grant, "..."

There are many scandals in aristocratic families.

Stella Grant had heard of them before, but this was the first time hearing about one like The Sutton Family.

When Sue Woods finished her story and saw Stella lost in thought, she sighed, "You know why I told you to stay away from him now, right? Imagine a man so ruthless as to not spare his own family for power, how well could he treat women? Definitely a bit twisted..."

Stella Grant, "Hmm."

Sue Woods assumed Stella had really taken her advice to heart, so she didn’t pursue the topic further and switched to chatting about other things.

The two of them talked for about an hour before Sue Woods yawned and ended the video call.

Looking at the phone screen turning black, Stella Grant turned over and took the tablet, her fingers tapping to open the work email, intending to check today’s meeting minutes, only to discover an anonymous email had appeared.

Stella Grant lightly touched the screen and opened the email; it was a video.

Stella Grant squinted her eyes slightly and pressed play.

In the video, a man was bribing a server with money and incidentally handing her a small bottle of pills...