The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 679

Chapter 679

"Felix?" Asher scoffed at the name, his expression filled with disdain. "You've got to bel kidding me. Those two were Aetherial Realm experts!

o steal from them, someone must be at least Oceanus Realm, if not higher. Are you seriously saying Felix is already at that level?"

The old man's smile did not falter as he shifted his gaze to Aiden, completely ignoring Asher as though he did not exist.

"If you could watch everything unfold, why didn't you step in to grab the box yourself? Or better yet, kill Felix?" Aiden asked, remaining calm and composed as if the entire conversation was a casual chat.

He continued, "Are you perhaps some kind of friend of his?"

The old man clapped his hands twice, the sound breaking the tension in the room. Impressive," he said with genuine admiration. "The infamous prodigy of the Greene family. Unshaken even in the face of chaos. I respect that."

He paused before adding, "Due to certain... circumstances, I couldn't attack Felix myself. My role was only to observe.

"As for the box, I have no idea what's inside or why anyone would want it."

At that, Aiden waved his hand dismissively. "You can leave now."

moment. "So, you believe me? When you

cold as he shot the old man a piercing glare. "When I tell you to leave, I mean now. Are you

a chill down the old man's spine. For the first time, he realized the world had underestimated Aiden of

Asher could not hold back. "Aiden, you don't actually believe that strange old

work, but he's underestimating me. Send someone at the Oceanus Realm level to test Felix. If he really is that

the box. He had already prepared for the Dragonspine's tendency to return to its original location

Chapter 670

The moment the box opened, he began the refining

earlier was lurking outside, hidden in the shadows. His sharp eyes

leave," a voice said behind him, shattering

man did not panic but instead turned with a look of mild curiosity. "And

The old man chuckled

of Felix will interfere with Milady's plans," the

with mockery. "How amusing. Not too long ago, Lady Nala and Felix were at each other's throats, and now she's

cold as his words. "You can send assassins after Felix if you like, but surveillance is

patience. "Well, well. It seems Lady Nala is serious about this. Fine, I'll leave-it doesn't disrupt our plans much anyway. The

own without Aiden's involvement

If he had shown up earlier that morning, Averill and Mira would have still been at the villa. In that case, the drama that would have unfolded would have been far more

she muttered under her breath. "It's

here."