The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 681

Without warning, the middle-aged man struck a palm through the air toward Felix.

Caught off guard, Felix barely had time to raise his arms to block. The impact sent him, chair and all, staggering several feet back with a loud thud.

Blood spurted from Felix's mouth, and his face turned ashen.

"Felix!" Melissa cried out in panic, rushing toward him. The middle-aged man, however, didn't even flinch. He simply turned around and left, making no further moves.

"I'm fine. I don't think he was trying to kill me," Felix said, shooting Melissa a meaningful glance as he spoke.

Was he telling her to keep quiet? Feeling confused, Melissa said, "Despite the situation, you're still worried about me saying too much?

"Are we just going to let this slide? Call the police!" she suggested, trying to play along, even if she didn't fully understand his intent. "There's no need for that. Just help me sit down," Felix replied.

A street away, Asher and Aiden sat in the back seat of a car. The middle-aged man from before was now standing beside the vehicle.

is, at most, at the Aetherial Realm. There's no way he's

old man was trying to use us to get rid of Felix. Thank goodness you

unwilling to let it go. "What if he had photos

and reached out to pat Asher on the head. "Everything can be fabricated. I only trust my

clinic, over an hour had passed. Melissa suddenly noticed the color returning to Felix's face. His previously pale complexion now looked

He didn't have any real intention to kill." Melissa was taken aback but

were caught off guard, there was you

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know he wasn't serious?"

explain further. Annoyed, Melissa pouted, muttered something

truth was, when Felix left his house that morning, he had found a note slipped under his door. It only had a few

man attacked him and

and energy investigating. Melissa didn't return for the rest of the

made this. I want you to try it and tell me if it's different from before,"

tasting Nelly's cold pasta salad, Felix had casually complimented it in passing. Now,