The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection
Billionaire With Husband 573

Chapter 573

"Bones?" Felix frowned, sensing there was more to those words than met the does that mean?"

eye. "What

Nala looked surprised. The Greene family had sought her out, instructing her to pass along this exact message. If Felix ignored it, she was simply to repeat the same words.

She hadn't expected it to actually catch his interest, making the whole situation even

stranger.

"I don't know what it means. Your father, Victor, asked me to tell you," Nala said.

Felix studied Nala for a moment before walking away, leaving behind a single comment. If I figure it out, I'll contact you."

As his car headed toward the airport, Felix remained deep in thought.

Bones? Did his biological father know something?

After all, how could anyone expect him to remember his childhood fascinations? On the surface, the phrase seemed meaningless, like idle chatter. But when "bones" were involved, the implications changed entirely. 11

While mulling it over, his phone buzzed with an incoming call from an unfamiliar number.

Felix answered the call. "Hello?"

As he suspected, it was Gerald.

"Felix, don't blame me for acting on my own," Gerald said.

Felix took a deep breath. "You want me to meet that cold and unfeeling father of mine? Why?"

"It's true he brought you into this world but didn't raise you. That's his fault. But the fact remains-he's the reason you exist. And he's dying. Don't you want to see him, even just once?"

Felix didn't hesitate to answer despite the fact that it was his mentor speaking. "No, I

don't."

Gerald sighed audibly. His tone was unusually serious and devoid of his usual humor.

"Why make things so difficult? Victor isn't faking his death-his condition is real. I examined him years ago. This calamity was written in his destiny, and even I can't do anything about it."

Even Gerald couldn't treat the illness? Felix was genuinely surprised. This was a first. In his experience, Gerald had never encountered a condition he couldn't cure.

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"Victor possesses a fragment of Dragonspine. Even if you don't want to see him, make an exception for that. You need it."

Felix's expression didn't change. Nala's earlier words had already hinted at this, and now Gerald's confirmation solidified his suspicions

"Are you doing this for me or for Victor?" Felix asked,

He did need the Dragonspine. He had already experienced the benefits of Dragons Destroyer and couldn't afford to let this opportunity slip away. The Dragonspine fragments were essential; without them, the technique could never be perfected. "It doesn't matter anymore, does it?" Gerald remarked before hanging up,

Felix hesitated for a long moment before sending Yvonne a message on WhatsApp.

No matter how much he resented Victor, the Dragonspine was non-negotiable. Meeting Victor was a small price to pay.

It was midnight by the time Felix returned to Canraville. As he approached his house, he noticed Yvonne sitting on a bench nearby, her expression desolate, as if her life had lost all meaning.

He walked over and sat beside her, his gaze falling on the suitcase at her feet.

"You're leaving?" he asked.

Yvonne nodded. "Yes, I promised you I'd do it, and I will. I just wanted to see you one last time. For some reason, I have this feeling this might really be the last time."

Before Felix could respond, Yvonne stood, grabbed her suitcase, and walked away without looking back.

While watching her retreating figure, Felix simply shook his head. Perhaps meeting this woman had been a mistake from the start.

He wasn't sure how much time had passed when the doorbell woke him. Checking the time, he saw it was already past ten in the morning.

"Xena? What are you doing here?"

Seeing Xena at his door took Felix by surprise. He hadn't expected her to show up.

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