Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

---- Chapter 2278 Amari stared at Mikayla and sneered. "Well, well, looks like you've got some skills after all." Mikayla's face went pale, and she looked lost. "Mr. Goodman, what did I do wrong? Please, just tell me straight." Her eyes welled with tears, making her look pitiful. Amari's voice was cold. "From now on, you are no longer my student. I don't take on ungrateful students who don't know what's good for them." Mikayla's heart trembled. She had no idea what she had done to offend him.

However, if Amari, an eighth-grade master alchemist, refused to support her, her future in the Sovereign's Apothecary would be finished. She quickly bowed her head. "Mr. Goodman, I was wrong. I deserve to be punished. Please calm down. Whatever punishment you decide to dish out, I will accept it." Amari narrowed his eyes, his disgust growing. In the past, he might have thought she was a likable student who would admit fault even without knowing what she did wrong. That seemed admirable then, but now he only felt coldness and disgust. He finally realized that she was far too calculating.

If she was ---- this good at playing the innocent, then it meant she had been manipulating people all along. Amari said coldly, "Ms. Owens, bottom line, a pampered star like you isn't someone I can or will teach. You always wanted to meet my senior brother, didn't you? Well, you already did, but apparently, you looked down on him. If you look down on him, then you look down on me, too. So from now on, stay out of my classes." With a cold snort, Amari turned and stormed away. Mikayla broke down, bursting into tears as she ran after him. Caden clenched his fists, too scared to speak up.

cry. How could the old man be so cruel? Inside, he cursed Amari as an ungrateful old bastard, but he still rushed after Mikayla. Just then, Brielle appeared. "Mikayla, stop crying. Whatever the issue is, I'll handle it." Mikayla,

and her expression immediately turned cold. Isabelle, who was always with her, looked up in surprise. " Mikayla, why were you crying?" Mikayla pulled out

takes. I just don't know what got into him, suddenly 'turning on me like that. His attitude changed a full 180. I can't let this slide. I need to figure out what's behind it. If I don't, then my chances of advancing as an alchemist in the Sovereign's Apothecary will be ruined without a mentor to guide me." Isabelle suddenly said, "I saw Andrew leaving earlier. Could it be ---- because of him?" Mikayla

never even met him." She frowned deeply, lost in thought. Meanwhile, Brielle had tracked Amari down. "What's going on? Why are you suddenly clashing with a low-ranking student like Mikayla?" Amari huffed, his face still dark. "Nothing, I just realized that the Owens bloodline doesn't seem all that great after all."

is only rising in Chetvine because of the power struggles there. They're being propped up, so they look strong, but it's not because of their own merit. Mikayla just got swept up in