The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 649

After a long moment of hesitation, Xena clicked play on the video. The first thing she saw was Felix talking with an elderly woman, and as their conversation continued, Xena's brows furrowed in concern. "So, that's Madam Spring?" she whispered to herself.

After months of investigation without even knowing what Sarah looked like, this should have been a welcome discovery. However, as the video continued, Xena's expression darkened, and her eyes turned ice-cold. By the end, her fists were clenched so tight her knuckles turned white as she snapped through gritted teeth, "Felix!"

After sunset, Felix finished preparing a feast and called Xena, who should have arrived half an hour ago according to their plans. When she did not answer after several rings, he tried

not to worry.

However, 40 more minutes had passed, and he could not shake the feeling that something was wrong. Even if Xena were delayed, she would have let him know.

Finally, he called Alistair directly. "Alistair, is something keeping Xena busy?"

"No, Mr. Zeller. She left work at her usual time. Is something wrong?"

his next call to Xena went straight

overhead as a heavy downpour began, and time crawled by until nearly 11:00 pm when the doorbell finally rang. Felix rushed to answer and found Xena standing there, but something was terribly wrong. Felix asked concernedly, "Xena, why are you walking in this rain without an umbrella? Why didn't you drive

It was obvious that she had been in the rain for hours. Yet, she did not respond, walking into the villa like a

a towel and began drying her hair, his heart

"Felix, do you love me? Or rather, did you

Everything had been perfect last night, and their relationship had grown so much stronger. He asked gently, "Of course I love you.

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laugh and turned to watch the rain through the window. "Do you really love

understand what you're

hard, her voice rising. "Stop lying! Felix, I never imagined you'd be the one to hurt

her words, Xena scoffed and said, "Still pretending? Fine. Let me

click, and Felix

could only be removed by being