The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 573

"Bones?" Felix frowned, sensing there was more to those words than met the does that mean?"

eye. "What

Nala looked surprised. The Greene family had sought her out, instructing her to pass along this exact message. If Felix ignored it, she was simply to repeat the same words.

She hadn't expected it to actually catch his interest, making the whole situation even

stranger.

"I don't know what it means. Your father, Victor, asked me to tell you," Nala said.

Felix studied Nala for a moment before walking away, leaving behind a single comment. If I figure it out, I'll contact you."

As his car headed toward the airport, Felix remained deep in thought.

Bones? Did his biological father know something?

After all, how could anyone expect him to remember his childhood fascinations? On the surface, the phrase seemed meaningless, like idle chatter. But when "bones" were involved, the implications changed entirely. 11

While mulling it over, his phone buzzed with an incoming call from an unfamiliar number.

the

suspected,

acting on my own,"

a deep breath. "You want me to meet that cold and unfeeling father

you into this world but didn't raise you. That's his fault. But the fact remains-he's

answer despite the fact

don't."

sighed audibly. His tone was unusually serious and devoid of

condition is real. I examined him years ago. This calamity was written in his destiny, and even

a first. In

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you don't want to see him, make an exception

expression didn't change. Nala's earlier words had already hinted at this, and now Gerald's confirmation solidified

me or for

afford to let this opportunity slip away. The Dragonspine fragments were essential; without them, the technique could never be perfected. "It doesn't matter anymore,

moment before sending Yvonne a message on

how much he resented Victor, the Dragonspine was non-negotiable. Meeting Victor was a small price to

noticed Yvonne sitting on a bench nearby, her expression desolate, as if her life had lost all