The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 827

Felix eagerly took the item from Leslie and saw it was a medical book.

"Was Mr. Hoffman keeping this from me?" Felix cursed at his stingy mentor.

"Why are all the pages blank?" He flipped through the book, only to find it empty.

"Mr. Hoffman said you need to bind it with your blood to access its contents," Leslie explained.

Felix's excitement grew. If it required a blood-binding ritual, it had to be something extraordinary. He pricked his finger and dripped blood onto the book. Like the harmonica, the book vanished and became one with his body. Felix quickly scanned the book's contents. Within moments, he was engrossed, oblivious to Leslie speaking beside him. "Felix, do you want me to massage your legs? You used to enjoy it when I did that for you." After some time, Felix felt something unusual and opened his eyes. To his surprise, Leslie's face was flushed red, and her hands were placed somewhere... less than appropriate.

"Leslie, weren't you supposed to be massaging my legs? What are you touching?" Felix grinned.

Leslie grew even more embarrassed and lowered her head. Her shy demeanor was irresistible.

"With how you and Averill are acting, I suspect this medical book wasn't from Mr. Hoffman. She must have given it to you after taking her turn, just so you'd have a reason to visit me next!" Though Leslie didn't answer, her expression said it all.

what are we waiting for?" Felix pulled Leslie into his arms and kissed

...

passed, Felix's phone buzzed, but he ignored it. Eventually, he reached for his phone

Jeremiah rarely contacted him.

back, and

matter?" Felix

incident. Hudson was kidnapped, and so was that girl, Tammy," Jeremiah said

sudden movement made Leslie tense up.

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Chapter 827

young man called Thomas Lance. He's the one pulling the strings behind Tammy's

the richest man in Gray City. Why are you afraid

is that Thomas has a martial artist working for him. None of my people are a match for him. This man took

must have stemmed from the assumption that someone with such a skilled fighter backing them had powerful connections. Investigating further might put Jeremiah in a difficult