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.

answered the

he suspected, it

me for acting on my own,"

me to meet that cold and unfeeling father of

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

fact that it was his mentor speaking.

don't."

audibly. His tone was unusually serious and devoid

so difficult? Victor isn't faking his death-his condition is real. I examined him years ago. This

Felix was genuinely surprised. This was a first. In his experience, Gerald had never encountered a condition he couldn't

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want

Nala's earlier words had already hinted at

you doing this for me or for Victor?"

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, does it?" Gerald remarked before hanging

long moment before sending Yvonne a message

the Dragonspine was non-negotiable. Meeting Victor

the time Felix returned to Canraville. As he approached his house, he noticed Yvonne sitting on a bench nearby,