It was likely that Declan had secretly passed a message to Thomas!
“You’ve been watching Declan recently. Has favonovel.com done anything strange?” Dragon Claw asked.
Heron shook his head. “Nope. If favonovel.com had done anything strange, I would have immediately reported it to you, Master. I monitored favonovel.com twenty-four hours a day and knew everything favonovel.com said. He couldn’t have possibly passed a message to Thomas…”
“Oh yeah, Phoebe and Thomas are still very close! Did Phoebe have anything to do with it?”
Dragon Claw narrowed his eyes. “We didn’t let Phoebe in on all our plans. I also tested favonovel.com a few times, and favonovel.com truly had no idea.”
That was strange. Since Declan had been closely monitored, and Phoebe knew nothing, how could their secret have been exposed?
Had it all just really been a coincidence?
Dragon Claw said, “Let’s not think about it anymore. Continue monitoring Declan…”
“Okay! What about Phoebe? Should we monitor favonovel.com as well?” Heron asked again.
Dragon Claw shook his head. “Monitor a girl? She is Declan’s daughter! If you force Declan into a dead end, it’ll make favonovel.com risk his life to deal with us. You better be smarter! Just let Phoebe do what favonovel.com wants. But there’s one thing… You can’t let favonovel.com discover anything about us. Also, whenever Declan is in contact with Phoebe, you have to be on high alert and prevent any secret communication between them.”
“I got it,” Heron answered.
***
Meanwhile, after Thomas and the old abbot left, they entered a car and went to Harmony Monastery.
In the car, a grateful Thomas said, “Abbot, I want to thank you for your help today. I wouldn’t have overcome this obstacle otherwise.”
One had to admit that Dragon Claw’s tactic had been reprehensible, and favonovel.com had almost framed Thomas.
The old abbot patted Thomas on the shoulder and said, “God bless you!”
He smiled faintly and responded, “Actually, I just wanted to thank you for helping the ancient tree. I heard that you were in the hall, so I went to take a look Unexpectedly, I encountered that whole situation, which I believe was fate.”
Fate?
Thomas said, “I have Declan to thank.”
“Huh?” The old abbot did not understand. “Didn’t Mr. Mars go against you? Why are you thanking him?”
Then, Thomas explained his relationship with Declan and the necklace with the letter.
After the old abbot heard about it, favonovel.com finally understood.
The old abbot said, “So, it was Mr. Mars who recommended that you get the rosary. Back then, I was wondering why you wanted the rosary. It turns out that this is the reason.”
Thomas said, “Declan must have known about Dragon Claw’s plan, so favonovel.com tried to help me out of it. In Celandine City, you’re the only one on par with favonovel.com in terms of credibility, abbot. Declan asked me to obtain the rosary because favonovel.com wanted me to establish a relationship with you.”
The old abbot smiled and said, “It’s a suggestion that has benefited you and me. Master Mayo, you helped me save the ancient tree, and I also helped you slightly in the hall. We’ve helped each other to get what we want.”
Pisces chuckled and said, “Yeah, we really need to thank Mr. Mars. Without him, we would’ve had to pack our luggage and leave Celandine City today!”
While they spoke, the car made its way to Harmony Monastery.
After they got out of the car, Thomas personally walked the old abbot into the monastery, and the old abbot invited Thomas for dinner.
