The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 374

After the call ended, Felix feasted on the food. He was hungry after a long day.

"Why aren't you eating?" he asked, noticing that Xena was watching him with a hint of

unease.

"I'm not hungry. I only ordered the food to go along with the act. I didn't think you'd actually eat it," Xena replied.

"Of course. Why waste it?" Felix said, unfazed.

He wiped his mouth as if he was about to leave, but then Xena spoke up again. "My uncle, Perry, is dead. He committed suicide." Felix's expression remained calm. "And?"

Her grief and anger erupted in that moment. "Are you even human? You know why he killed himself, don't you? Don't pretend you don't! Are you really going to say Ted's death had nothing to do with you?"

It was clear her sadness was genuine, welling up from deep inside.

do with Ted's death. Second, Perry's suicide has nothing to do with me, either. Finally, have you spent even a moment considering

truly impartial in this investigation, or are you just looking for a reason to take me down?" Felix shot

left without another word. He had already sensed something suspicious about the food, but what could he do? If he couldn't even counter this kind of tactic, he had no business being the disciple of the Miracle

to realize Felix had been right. She had been so focused on connecting Ted's death to

use the Truth Powder?"

up, Xena looked unhappy. "If you don't trust

had eaten everything, meaning the powder had been used. This could only mean he truly wasn't

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someone else. Felix was forcing him to take this

He was sure of his memory,

but

an empty parking space. He was sure this was where he had parked his

a public street and in a free parking area. He had found it available when he arrived and decided to

but both were dangling with disconnected wires. The car had most likely been

professional car theft would