The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

Chapter 200

"Mr. Zeller, I can't thank you enough. Our family's fate wouldn't have changed without your help," Wendy said.

Felix smiled and said, "That's just how fate works. You earned this. Why thank me? You helped me plenty with those herbs, too."

Wendy seemed to have gathered her courage and finally said, "Mr. Zeller, do I... do I have any chance of being with you? Given your talent, I know I don't deserve to be with you! But even if I could just be your mistress, I'd be willing to be one." Wendy was the heiress of Avesburgh's wealthiest family. Anyone who heard her speak so humbly in front of a man would have been shocked.

Felix shook his head. "You deserve better. You've only seen one side of me, you hear me?"

Though she had expected this, Wendy could not help feeling disappointed. "I understand. Mr. Zeller, I'll come back to visit when I can. I won't ask for much. Just answering my and having a meal with me would be enough." "We're friends. Isn't that what friends do?"

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As they were finishing up, Felix's phone rang. It was Xena calling, which annoyed him. She seemed determined to drag him to the Phoenix Legion base for questioning and wasting a whole day.

"I'm eating. I'll come over when I'm done," Felix told her.

But Xena's tone sounded urgent. "Listen, Felix! You're in danger. Go somewhere crowded, preferably a busy street. Got it?"

He was in danger? Felix was puzzled, but what really caught his attention was the genuine concern in Xena's tone. That was unexpected. "Alright, thanks for the heads up."

A crowded place? If she had told him that, he would definitely go somewhere quiet. He wanted to find out who could be so powerful that Xena felt the need to warn him.

Wendy hugged Felix tightly as they were about to leave the private room. Her body trembled slightly. "Please, let me hold you for a moment. Is that okay?"

Felix did not stop her. He patted her back. His master, Gerald the Miracle Doctor, had once said Felix was destined to be surrounded by beautiful women. But the final outcome would depend on his own choices.

"Thank you, I feel better now. Mr. Zeller, please let me know if you ever get married." Wendy'smiled sweetly while fighting back tears. He was the first man she had fallen for so deeply, yet she could not have him. Only she knew how much that hurt. +25 BONUS

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"Of course!" Leaving the restaurant, Felix searched online and found an abandoned construction site. It was the perfect place for an assassination attempt.

Sure enough, an old man appeared opposite him as soon as he entered. "Are you Felix Zeller?"

Felix was calm. "I am. Are you here to kill me?"

The old man frowned. "Hmph! You're not as simple as I thought. You already knew! The hill, the snakefruit, and the dead man who was my disciple. He must have introduced himself, yet he still died. You clearly don't take the Great Imperial Sect seriously. "Today, I, Olly Davidson, will make you pay!"

Just as Olly was about to attack, a voice rang out. "We saw your disciple die. You might not be a match for Felix alone, but he's as good as dead with me here."