Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when he heard a knock on his office door. Shortly after, Aiden entered before saying, “Brother Gerald! I’ve received a call stating that Professor Boyle is back. He’s currently at his manor, Fresh Cottage!”
“Oh? Bring me to him!”
It was around noon when the duo arrived at Fresh Cottage. Even from afar, they could already see all sorts of plants and even artificial mountains within the manor’s grounds. Each plant seemed to have its own special spot, and if they could see things from an aerial view, the duo would surely be able to tell that everything was arranged to look like an eight diagram…
“As you’ve probably guessed by now, Professor Boyle is different from the other experts of the topic,” said Aiden.
Chuckling in response, Gerald simply replied, “He’s definitely one of the more experienced ones, that’s for sure.”
Though Gerald didn’t say it, he had already figured out that Professor Boyle had arranged his garden in the shape of a formation! As for what the formation was for… Gerald really didn’t want to think too much into it…
It was at that moment when a polite-looking young man walked over to the duo and bowed before saying, “Ah, Mr. Baker and Mr. Crawford, I presume? Professor Boyle has been expecting you.”
“Do lead the way,” replied Aiden, prompting the young man to lead them across the garden and into the parlor…
Sensing that Aiden was rather interested in the topic, Professor Boyle then added, “For context, Miss Willow had been my student for a year when she was much younger. With that in mind, I’m guessing she should be in her forties now… Regardless, she had immense knowledge in the field of botany, arguably even more than I have. After all, she was able to name and tell me the history of several ancient plants that I had never even heard of!”
Whatever the case was, I already had a feeling back then that she didn’t intend to focus on studying. True enough, it wasn’t long after when she and her boyfriend violated several severe university rules before leaving college together! Following that, I lost contact with her till the day she sent me that letter…”
“…I see. And what was in the letter?” asked Gerald in a slightly anxious tone. He, for one, had a feeling that Phoebe was probably related to the mysterious ancient witches. After all, why else would she be so familiar with ancient plants? Being so knowledgeable in botany was a clear sign that she was a descendant of the witches!
Once he found the Divine Fruit tree, he’d surely be able to get her to help him locate the formation of the witches!
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Invisible Mogul