The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 35

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Everyone's faces were drained of color. Fear etched into their features at the mere mention of Lord Kane.

Kane's fearsome reputation as the lord of the underground was well known in Avesburgh, and crossing him was a sure path to a nightmarish end.

"W-We didn't do anything to anger Lord Kane." Ruth, Sasha, and the other women were trembling, barely holding back their tears.

Kane's reputation was so fearsome that just hearing his name sent everyone into a panic. The terror in the room made it clear what would happen when he actually arrived.

"Yeah! Who would be foolish enough to cross Lord Kane?"

"I swear I didn't!"

Everyone scrambled to defend themselves.

Suddenly, Sasha's eyes locked onto Felix, and she stormed over to him. "It's you, isn't it? You're always lurking around and swindling people. You must be the one who crossed Lord Kane."

heard of this person. "No.

Felix was the culprit. Besides, she saw this as the perfect chance to shift the blame onto

her engagement,

to impersonate the richest man's daughter. What else

if you're a real man. It's cowardly

blended into

was no way he could have crossed him. He had no intention of getting involved

we do? What are we supposed to do? Lord Kane could

ticked by. Sasha and Ruth finally broke down in tears. They had tried calling for help earlier, only to find that all

out, "Lord Kane has arrived!

point, and around a

huddled together, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

was sharp and penetrating, and no one dared to meet his

"Who is Felix Zeller?"

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Chapter 35

Felix Zeller?