The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 200

"Mr. Zeller, I can't thank you enough. Our family's fate wouldn't have changed without your help," Wendy said.

Felix smiled and said, "That's just how fate works. You earned this. Why thank me? You helped me plenty with those herbs, too."

Wendy seemed to have gathered her courage and finally said, "Mr. Zeller, do I... do I have any chance of being with you? Given your talent, I know I don't deserve to be with you! But even if I could just be your mistress, I'd be willing to be one." Wendy was the heiress of Avesburgh's wealthiest family. Anyone who heard her speak so humbly in front of a man would have been shocked.

Felix shook his head. "You deserve better. You've only seen one side of me, you hear me?"

Though she had expected this, Wendy could not help feeling disappointed. "I understand. Mr. Zeller, I'll come back to visit when I can. I won't ask for much. Just answering my and having a meal with me would be enough." "We're friends. Isn't that what friends do?"

calls

was Xena calling, which annoyed him. She seemed determined

I'll come over when I'm done," Felix told

danger. Go somewhere crowded, preferably a busy

in danger? Felix was puzzled, but what really caught his attention was the genuine concern in

that, he would definitely go somewhere quiet. He wanted to find out who could be so powerful that Xena felt the need to

to leave the private room. Her body trembled slightly. "Please, let me hold you for a moment. Is

stop her. He patted her back. His master, Gerald the Miracle Doctor, had once said Felix was destined to be surrounded by beautiful women. But the final outcome would

please let me know if you ever get married." Wendy'smiled sweetly while fighting back tears. He was the first man she had fallen for so

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and found an abandoned construction site.

old man appeared opposite him as soon as he