The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 747

Standing at Felix's gates was Xena-an utterly unexpected sight that explained his shocked expression. Despite their phone conversation, where she had threatened to block him again, she was there in the middle of the night. Could there be hope for reconciliation?

With his heart racing, Felix rushed to open the gates. "Xena, what brings you here?"

"Can't I visit? How mean!" She pouted, giving him a reproachful look.

After a moment's hesitation, Felix followed her inside, then broke into a wry smile. "Delilah, can we stop playing these games?"

The woman about to sit on the couch looked puzzled. "What do you mean? Who's Delilah?"

you don't

Felix shook his head. "Drop the act. Xena would never act cute with me right now-you know her at all. You almost had me fooled, though."

she is." Looking down at herself, "Xena" laughed. "Oh? You seem to remember my features quite well. Did you measure me while I was sleeping?" As she spoke, her right hand swept across her face,

do anything that creepy," Felix

can't alter body shape,

she continued, "By the way, Nala wanted me to tell you that

owe her something? She came to me for treatment. I didn't have

not very gentlemanly of you. A woman's body is sacred-the fact

"Queenie"-her perfect figure, her

was Nala, after all.

house. "Felix, if you really

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dinner instead of

widened as he saw the spread. "Seriously? You couldn't even cook breakfast yourself? Just store-bought coffee, buns, and