Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 170

The hair covering her face made her look like a ghost at first sight.

The servant saw her and asked, "M-Miss Hattie? What are you doing here?"

Hattie slowly stood up, one hand on her waist and the other covering her head. "I ... I came out to use the bathroom."

The servant was surprised. "Did you just roll down from upstairs? The bathroom is over here. Miss Hattie, are you okay?"

"Squeak!"

Zeus, the eagle, stood on the second-floor railing, adjusting his feathers. His sharp eyes looked down at her.

Hattie looked at the eagle and replied, "I'm fine. I thought the toilet was upstairs. Anyway, why is there an eagle here?"

The servant explained, "It belongs to Master Hayden."

Hayden and Niall swapped rooms, and Zeus, picking up a familiar scent, darted out.

He didn't enter the room but waited at the door, so Hattie, who was sneaking upstairs, bumped into him.

She got a big bump on her head and was utterly fuming.

Her plans for the night were ruined, and the noise attracted the servants, leaving her no chance to go back upstairs.

"I'll just go back to my room," she mumbled.

The servants thought it was odd but didn't say anything.

Violeta came out and, at some point, stood behind Zeus, glaring coldly at Hattie from upstairs.

Hattie, now bruised and limping, made her way back to her room.

It seemed Violeta had guessed her plan for the night.

Under a series of coincidences, Hattie's plan failed.

If she hadn't stopped Niall from drinking water or if Hayden hadn't switched rooms with Niall, maybe her plan would have succeeded.

...

Around 3.00 AM, Hayden came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe.

His hair was messy, water droplets still dripping down. He looked tall and strong, his muscles visible under the loose collar of his robe.

Violeta found the chair too hard, so she switched to lying on the bed and playing with her phone until she fell asleep.

Hayden noticed Violeta sleeping oddly and covered her with a blanket before gazing out the window at the rain, his eyes swirling with thoughts.

"Hoot ... "

Zeus, who had been brought into the room by Violeta earlier, stood on the table's metal rack.

Two days later, when the rain stopped and the sea calmed, Hannah's yacht picked up Hattie and Benson from the island.

On the second day after their departure, a collapse occurred on Hannah's island, making headlines. The center of the house sank in, as if there had been an earthquake.

The day after, Violeta and the others left the island on the Dawn.

After they got back to Quinston, Irene and Anton hurriedly booked tickets home from Verdancia when they heard their children were back.

There were only a little over ten days left of summer vacation.

Irene bought many gifts for Violeta, including a bangle and an emerald bracelet.

Irene passed the gift box to Violeta eagerly.

Opening the exquisite wooden box, Violeta admired the jewellery's beauty.

"They're so pretty!"

"I'm glad you think so."

Irene turned to Anton, pleased. "See? I knew she'd love them."

Anton smiled. "As long as you both like them."