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!"

with a smile, "I'm retired now. No need

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

beside Ernest,

are going well, Mr. Holt Senior. Lady Summers is a great

anyone; he was just stating facts. With his current rank, there was no need to butter

Xena.

them out. This wasn't a bureaucratic world; things were more straightforward in the Phoenix Legion. "Oh,

modest smile. "You're

in the next moment,

Legion must be busy these

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handling street fights and trespassing incidents? Do you have enough personnel? If not, make sure to request more from

previously relaxed atmosphere became tense in an instant. Even Xena seemed confused, unsure of what

had understood what he meant, though she wondered if she

we had to take care of those things as well, even tripling our manpower wouldn't be enough," Bradley quipped with a laugh. Since Bradley and Ernest had a special relationship, it allowed the former to say things