The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

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Olly took out a box and opened it, releasing a unique scent. "This is a snakefruit. I can lend it to you for now. Have your people smell it. You might get some leads."

Xena did not take it. That was because she realized she found the scent oddly familiar. She was certain she had smelled it on someone before. "What's wrong? Does it ring a bell?" Olly asked

As she was snapped out of her thoughts after hearing Olly's question, Xena quickly said, "Not yet. Don't worry, Mr. Davidson. I'll assign more people to investigate this." "Good. Thank you, Xena. He was my disciple after all, and it concerns the reputation of the Great Imperial Sect. We need answers."

After Olly left, Xena suddenly froze. She remembered why the scent was familiar-she had smelled it on Felix. When she shared a bed with Felix last night, she wondered why he smelled so good. She had assumed it was a men's cologne, but now she realized it was the scent of snakefruit.

Since Felix was also a martial artist who was stronger than she had initially thought, it was entirely possible he could have been the one who killed Jayden.

"Milady, what's wrong? What is this thing? The scent is so unique." Belle approached and curiously eyed the snakefruit in the box.

"It's nothing," Xena replied, closing the box. A flicker of uncertainty crossed her eyes as she struggled to decide whether to confront Felix about this.

As night fell, Jack raised his glass in a private room of a seafood restaurant in Avesburgh. "I feel like a new man, bro! That master healer really is something. Just a few needles, and I'm all better."

If even Xena had seen Seth, there was no way Jack would be left out.

"Take it easy." Felix was full of smiles. Jack was his only close friend, and he wanted to

look out for him.

"Come on! We're not leaving until we get wasted. Next stop, the club. I promise you'll have a blast!"

Two hours later, they left the restaurant. Felix's alcohol tolerance was legendary, and Jack had paced himself, knowing there was more drinking ahead.

As they exited the private room, they ran into a couple. The woman was clinging to the man's arm sweetly.

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"Trina!" Jack's expression darkened. His relationship with Trina had not been short, and he could not just forget her. He had even stopped Felix from seeking revenge on her for the sake of their past relationship. But now that he saw Trina being so intimate with another man, especially just days after their breakup, he could not help but feel angry.

"Babe, do you know him?" the man asked.

Trina glanced at Jack contemptuously and sneered. "Oh, that's my ex-boyfriend, Jack. How unlucky of us to run into him and ruin our mood!"

The man smirked. "Jack, is it? Well, I'm Trina's boyfriend now, so you'd better not have any ideas. I could crush trash like you easily."

Jack was shaking with anger. He had not sought revenge even after being humiliated and dumped like that. But this chance encounter had revealed Trina's true, ugly colors.

"My darling here is the director of Stellar Group's Avesburgh office. In a few years, he'll be promoted at headquarters. His future is limitless.

"Do you

I understand now why I broke up with you, Jack? Without your family's money, you're nothing. You'll be stuck grinding away at some small company in Avesburgh for the rest of your life," Trina mocked. Felix watched silently. He knew Jack was about to explode from anger. Unfortunately, Trina was too materialistic to realize how good Jack had been to her, let alone know just

was. how extraordinary his friend Felix