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Although Curtis had woken up a few

days earlier, Felix hadn't been overly concerned, knowing that each person's recovery time depended on their physical condition.

"I'm in Yartford. I'll see him when I get back," he replied to Xena.

In response, she abruptly hung up, showing her impatience.

Around 7:00 pm, Felix and Madeline arrived at the restaurant.

"Does your boyfriend's family have a lot of money?" Felix asked, glancing at the upscale entrance, which suggested a high-end dining experience.

Furrowing her brows slightly, Madeline replied "No, he just works at a company, eaming a little over ten thousand dollars monthly. However, this is his family's first time meeting me, so it's understandable they'd want to splurge a little." That made sense to Felix. A young man was already seated inside when they entered the private room.

"Luke, let me introduce my cousin, Felix Zeller. He happened to be in Yartford for business, so I invited him along. Is that okay?" Madeline asked.

Luke Sanders, who had friendly-looking features and wore glasses, smiled warmly.

at all. Hello,

"Hello," Felix responded politely.

down, Luke mentioned, "Maddy, my sister got caught in

a bit

chatting for about half an hour, a woman entered the room. Her expression was cold, though she had a

this is Madeline Brooks, whom I told you about.

before sitting beside Luke. Her actions created an awkward atmosphere. "Lilian, what are you doing? That's really rude!" Luke protested, clearly upset by

did I do? I'm refusing to shake her hand because

any unpleasantness, thinking Lilian might just be in a bad mood. However, those words struck a

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what exactly makes you think you can say that? Even people who have lived rough

let out a

After all, someone who worked as a hostess in a bar would've met all

had done her homework and had run a background check

Lilian. If I had known you planned to intimidate Maddy like this, I would never have agreed to this meeting." Lilian pulled a file from her bag and tossed

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