Vana's POV
I blinked. Twice. Multiple times. Did I hear Gregory right? Did he just say that he recruited Professor Zander in the team? He’s the new member of the Shadows? My jaw dropped as it sinks in my mind, dumbfounded at Gregory’s boastful announcement of the news.
“Professor Zander. Our new member,” I exclaimed, slamming a hand on the table.
“Yes?” Gregory replied.
“Please tell me this isn’t true…” Jerome mumbled, with his shoulders slouching.
“You don’t like the Professor being a member of Shadows?” Yuna wondered, confounded.
“We don’t hate it. What surprises me is why him of all people?” I corrected, clarifying our intentions.
Professor Zander knows that Jerome and I were investigating about the case of the Serpent and Scorpion, and if he has met Gregory prior to our conversation today, it means
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