Shirley Thorne felt like she was floating all the way back.
After thanking her, Ethan Grant led her straight out of the ancestral hall.
Oh, right, I forgot to mention—the giant treehouse was actually an ancestral hall, not the tomb Shirley had imagined.
When Florence Langley saw the two of them emerge from the orchard, the first thing she did was check their hands. Discovering they weren't holding them, she couldn't help but feel a pang of disappointment.
But even greater disappointment was yet to come.
No sooner had Ethan Grant appeared than Ian Hollis eagerly ran up and whispered something in his ear.
Immediately, Ethan Grant's expression changed, the relaxed look vanishing from his face.
Seeing this, Shirley Thorne grew curious and nervous. "What happened?" she asked.
Ethan Grant didn't hide it from her. "There's been a breakthrough in deciphering the mastermind's signal," he said.
Hearing this, Shirley Thorne immediately grew excited. "Then let's go take a look!"
