The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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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.

of them sat down, Luke mentioned, "Maddy, my sister

a bit

about half an hour, a woman entered the room. Her expression was cold, though she had a well-maintained, polished

Lilian Sanders. Lilian, this is Madeline Brooks, whom I told you about. And this is her cousin, Felix Zeller," Luke

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

I do? I'm refusing to shake her hand because she's dirty," Lilian replied

just be in a bad mood. However, those words struck a nerve, causing her to snap

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say that? Even people

let out a

makes sense. After all, someone who worked as a hostess in a bar would've met all kinds of people." Madeline froze, speechless

silent, observing the situation. It was clear that Lilian had done her homework and had run a

most people present knew about Madeline's past, Luke didn't. Hence, he was infuriated as he retorted, "You can leave right now, 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 it