The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 125

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The anxious and hesitant Belle couldn't help but take the risk and ask, "Milady, w-why has Mr. Holt Senior suddenly come to the Phoenix Legion base?"

"He's here to see Colonel Bradley Sutton. It turns out that Bradley's grandfather was Mr. Holt Senior's comrade-in-arms. I just found out about this as well."

Belle instantly felt a great sense of relief, like the weight on her shoulders had suddenly been lifted.

She had been terrified moments ago, thinking Ernest came specifically because of Felix, which would have caused a major problem.

Not long after, a car slowly pulled up, and Ernest stepped out with his bodyguard, Jairo Acosta.

Not only did Xena and Belle rush forward to greet Ernest, but a sharp-eyed middle-aged man also approached.

That man was none other than Bradley Sutton, a highly influential figure and a colonel in the Phoenix Legion.

"Mr. Holt Senior!"

said with a smile, "I'm retired

were filled with a look of admiration. Since childhood, he had heard his grandfather tell countless stories of Ernest's legendary exploits. Ernest

beside Ernest, looking a

Lady Summers is a great leader. Everyone

wasn't trying to flatter anyone; he was just stating facts. With his current rank, there was no

Xena.

the first to call them out. This wasn't a bureaucratic world; things were more straightforward

quickly gave a modest smile. "You're

in the next moment, Ernest changed

Legion must be busy these days, right? Besides your

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incidents? Do you have enough personnel? If not, make sure to request more from

atmosphere became tense in an instant. Even Xena seemed

as if she had understood what he meant, though she

tripling our manpower wouldn't be enough," Bradley quipped with a laugh. Since Bradley and Ernest had a special