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

"Hello," Felix responded politely.

Luke mentioned, "Maddy, my sister got caught in

be a bit

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

Brooks, whom I told you about. And this is her cousin, Felix

it disdainfully before sitting beside Luke. Her actions created

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

be in a bad mood. However, those

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think you can say that?

let out

familiar with those kinds of people, right? Well, it makes sense. After all, someone who worked as a

It was clear that Lilian had done her homework and had run a background check on Madeline's

now, Lilian. If I had known you planned to intimidate Maddy like this, I would never