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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.

problem at all. Hello,

"Hello," Felix responded politely.

mentioned, "Maddy, my sister got caught in

be a

hour, a woman entered the room. Her expression was

whom I told you about. And

extended her hand to greet Lilian, but Lilian merely glanced at it disdainfully before sitting beside Luke. Her actions created an awkward atmosphere. "Lilian, what are you doing? That's really rude!" Luke protested, clearly upset by

I'm refusing to shake her hand

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

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can say that? Even people

let out a mocking

who worked as a hostess in a bar would've met all kinds of

Lilian had done her homework and had run a background check on 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

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