The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection
Billionaire With Husband 391

Chapter 391

"Felix, I'm meeting Nessa's parents soon. If everything goes smoothly, we'll be handing out wedding invitations," Jack revealed.

At the bar, Jack was grinning ear to ear. He was not getting any younger. To him, success in life meant both career and family. With his career already set, marriage was the logical next step. "Am I right, Nessa?" Vanessa smiled and replied, "Don't worry. I get to choose whoever I want to marry. My parents can't tell me what to do."

Though there would certainly be some resistance, she was being truthful. Besides, everything would surely work out once Felix had given her that book of martial arts techniques. "I'm going to use the bathroom," Felix said.

Beer always had a way of sending people to the bathroom. After finishing up and washing his hands, Felix was rounding the corner when someone blocked his path.

Felix stepped aside, but the guy matched his movements and kept blocking him. From his swaying body and the heavy stench of alcohol, it was clear that the guy was drunk. ""Excuse me."

The drunk lifted his chin arrogantly. "What if I don't move? Do you know who I am, huh?" With that, the drunk started ramming his shoulder into Felix.

"Would you please move?" After several hits, Felix's patience ran out, and he gave the man a firm shove. Unexpectedly, the drunk stumbled backward dramatically and collapsed on the ground. "Damn, what's taking you so long in the bathroom?" Jack appeared just in time to see what happened. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, just some drunk guy."

As Felix was about to leave, Jack sensed something was wrong. "Wait! Why isn't he moving?"

Jack rushed över and called out a few times but got no response. When he checked for breathing, he became horrified. "He... he's not breathing!"

Felix frowned. After checking the man's pulse, his expression darkened. "This is a setup!"

Jack was right. The drunk was indeed dead. But a mere push could not possibly cause

instant death without even hitting his head.

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Chapter 391

Felix suspected a trap because he remembered what happened back in Avesburgh. It was when Jaden had sent Xena's cousin Lennox to provoke him with that strange poison. The situation felt eerily similar. "Felix, you've got some nerve for killing my fellow apprentice!" Just as Felix was about to call Xena, a voice rang out.

"Jaden! It's you!" Indeed, it was Jaden. He stood there with a cold stare fixed on Felix.

"According to Crimson Sage Sect rules, I'm taking you and my fellow apprentice's body back. I'll kill you on the spot if you resist!" Before Felix could react, Jaden was gone. He moved with incredible agility despite carrying two people. By the time Jack ran out to chase them, they had vanished.

"Jack, what happened? Why did that person take Felix?" Being a martial artist herself, Vanessa could tell at a glance that the kidnapper was powerful.

"This must be serious!" Swallowing hard, Jack wracked his brain and realized only one person had the power to save Felix. He quickly dialed the number. "Ms. Cooper, Felix is in trouble!" Jack exclaimed.

Yvonne immediately tensed up on the other end. "Slow down, tell me what happened."

After Jack explained everything, he heard her whisper, "Felix, stay alive. This is all I can do to help now."