Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 282

Around the table, there were many people dressed in executive suits. Directly across from Hayden was his uncle, Lionel Moller, the governor of Newham.

They were in the middle of a discussion when Hayden's phone suddenly rang.

Only Hayden could get away with answering a call in front of Lionel. Anyone else doing that would be seen as a huge sign of disrespect.

Hayden didn't pay much attention to whether the call had ended; he hoped Violeta would hang up.

He put his phone back in his pocket and sat down.

"Sorry about that."

A man with glasses chuckled and said, "It's fine. Young people and their phones—it's normal. Unlike us, the old folks, we only receive calls from our wives checking on us.

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The following days, Violeta trained her ankle to walk while practicing her lines at home.

Meanwhile, Zelena was busy at school, winning people over. After Nolan resigned as student council president, Zelena even ran for the position herself.

She became the new student council president at Toland University.

Hattie finally found out who funded 'The Quiet Ode.'

To her surprise, all the investment came from one company, Atlas Petroleum.

Niall owned the company.

He had spent 105 million on the series.

Holy cow! The drama only had seven episodes. That meant each episode had an investment of 15 million.

A 105 million investment—doesn't that mean each episode costs 15 million!?

This amount!

This amount of investment is simply terrifying!

This is clearly gearing up for a major production.

Who wouldn't be envious of such an investment?

The news spread quickly, and the entire industry was shocked.

Hattie never imagined Niall would be so generous to Violeta.

Even though Niall was just Violeta's cousin, it was unbelievable that he would spend so much on her.

Hattie shared the news with Zelena.

Zelena's reaction mirrored Hattie's disbelief.

"105 million! Hattie, are you sure?"

"Absolutely!"

Zelena frowned and asked, "That doesn't make sense. You told me Violeta was Zoren's sister. Niall is just her cousin, and yet he's so generous? She's an illegitimate child."

It was standard practice to buy into the scandals of rivals.

After thinking about this, Hattie felt a bit better.

But back to the point.

"Hattie, I heard you became the new student council president."

Zelena smiled and said, "Yeah, I did."

After Nolan stepped down, the position was up for grabs. Zelena had worked hard, building relationships and even paying off some people. She finally became the student council president.

She planned to use her new role to deal with those who had supported Violeta.

Especially Kaylee, who had always stood by Violeta.

With Violeta out of school, Kaylee was on her own, making her the perfect target.

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That evening, Violeta called Kaylee to check on her situation at school.

Violeta said, "Since I left, Zelena is likely to target you. If you run into any trouble, make sure to reach out to our counselor. I've already spoken to him, and he'll look out for you."

When something happened in class, the advisor was the first person responsible. Even without Violeta's good words. The counsellor would help.

Once she had done so, the counsellor would take a more proactive approach to supporting Kaylee.