The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 684

Huxley was standing beside Zechariah after he hung up the call, trembling with fear.

"I'm serious. Clement really does have a friend who knows Mr. Gray," he said nervously, following Felix's instructions word for word.

But Zechariah wasn't having it. To his surprise, Zechariah swung a hard slap across Huxley's face.

"Bullshit! If Clement had a friend like that, would he still be groveling at the bank and begging for a measly loan?"

Kurt was no minor figure. In a city like Gray City, there was probably not more than ten people who could afford to disrespect him. For someone like him, getting a loan approved was child's play.

"I know you're friends with Clement, but if you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for what happens next!" Zechariah snapped.

At that moment, Felix walked in, his expression calm as ever.

"Huxley was giving you some good advice. However, it doesn't seem like you're accepting it," Felix said casually.

"Huh?" Zechariah glanced at him sideways, sizing him up. "And who the hell are you?"

"I'm the friend Huxley mentioned-Clement's friend," Felix replied.

Zechariah chuckled. "Oh, right, I remember now. You were in the room earlier, weren't you? You're claiming to know Mr. Gray with a face like yours? Careful, or you might end up digging your own grave with all your lies." Felix didn't respond immediately. Instead, he took a step to the side and gestured behind

him.

don't you let him

moment, a towering man stepped into

his face

man. He was someone Zechariah couldn't mistake. The man was well-known

word, Peter strode over, grabbed Zechariah by the collar, and repeatedly slapped him across

he finally stopped, Peter glared down at Zechariah and asked coldly, "Are you blind? How dare

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Felix was actually acquainted with

anger and alcohol-fueled bravado evaporated in an instant. Zechariah was left trembling, and his body

sharp and final. "From now on, when you see Clement or his wife, you'd better take a different road. Don't say I didn't warn you

is being merciful. If it weren't for him, you'd be leaving here today with

wiping the cold sweat from his forehead. He was too

did Clement get to know someone like that?" he muttered to himself, still reeling. If he's got a connection to Mr. Gray, the Parson family

looking innocent. He told Zechariah, didn't he? But no, Zechariah just had to

before, he had already informed Melissa that the clinic would

now you're closing for a day? It's no wonder you don't have customers," she

into Clement, who had also mentioned traveling to Yartford that day.

even more was the behavior of the flight attendant assigned to first class. She kept giving him subtle but obvious signals, her eyes brimming

with the attractive stewardess if he were the

waiting to pick Felix up at the airport when

opened the

today. I've already invited Madeline, and Ryan is