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

Xena calling, which annoyed him. She seemed determined to drag him to

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

tone sounded urgent. "Listen, Felix! You're in danger. Go somewhere

danger? Felix was puzzled, but what really caught his attention was the genuine concern in Xena's tone.

quiet. He wanted to find out who could be

leave the private room. Her body trembled slightly. "Please, let me hold you

His master, Gerald the Miracle Doctor, had once said Felix was destined

you ever get married." Wendy'smiled sweetly while fighting back tears. He was the first man she had fallen for so deeply, yet

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Leaving the restaurant, Felix searched online and found an abandoned construction site. It was the perfect place for an assassination

man appeared opposite him as