Chapter 140 The Eternal Garden

• The last chapter of Emma's childhood story took place in the peaceful haven of their backyard butterfly garden rather than in labs or conference rooms. The family came together one last time before Emma left for college, knowing that this was the end of one incredible journey and the start of innumerable others that would reverberate through future generations.
• The milkweed and monarch flowers, which now drew scores of butterflies getting ready for their age-old migration, were dotted with dancing shadows as the dusk light streamed through the oak tree that had served as the shelter for Emma's first experiments. With earth remnants from the morning's planting session still on her hands, Grace stood next to the garden bed they had planted together.
• "Remember when you first told us about the butterfly migration patterns?" Grace inquired gently. Their capacity to travel hundreds of miles to reach places they had never been thrilled you.