The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 279

Chapter 279

In the cemetery, Jaden and Xena walked toward a distant figure. An elderly man stood alone before a gravestone, his silhouette a picture of loneliness.

"Isn't this too sudden? Mr. Summers Senior doesn't even know I'm the one who saved his life," Jaden whispered.

His confidence was shaken after learning about Felix and Xena's engagement. After all, the greatest favor had not been reveal yet.

Xena reassured him, "It's fine. I'll explain everything. Grandpa knew about his condition before he fell into a coma."

Relieved, Jaden teased, "So, does this mean you're ready to date me?"

Grandpa," Xena replied. "I'll keep my word, but we'll need

other, it's a lifelong commitment. I'm not in a

his martial arts training. If he had been patient for eight years, a little more time would

about 15 minutes, Curtis turned around. He was not surprised to see Xena and opened his

It must've

welled up as she embraced Curtis. Since her parents' disappearance, they had only each other and a bond

all worth it to

head affectionately, then looked

Brandon Quinn, Dragonia's third-ranked master healer, to cure you." Curtis raised an eyebrow, impressed that such

"It's nothing, Mr. Summers Senior. I'd do anything

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noticed Curtis' smile faded slightly at these words and began,