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.

with Ted's death. Second, Perry's suicide has nothing to do with me, either. Finally,

or are you just looking for a

kind of tactic, he had no

so focused on connecting Ted's death to Felix that she hadn't stopped to

use the Truth

Xena looked unhappy. "If you

tightened in frustration. Judging by the nearly empty plates, Felix had eaten everything, meaning the powder had been used. This could only mean he truly wasn't involved in Ted's death. With that, their plan was ruined. Damn it! Though Jaxon's deadline was approaching fast, Jaden wouldn't

Chapter 374

forcing him to

he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He was sure

but

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

free parking area. He had found it available when he arrived and decided to park there. Now, however, the

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

This kind of professional car theft would be easy to handle once he called the right