Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Sit Beside Me

The driver stepped out of the car and opened the door to the passenger's seat. Hayden had set a rule that no one could sit beside him in the vehicle, regardless of who they were. They could only sit in the passenger's seat.

As Violeta was about to enter, the man in the back seat unexpectedly opened the back seat door and said in a deep voice, "You can sit at the back."

Violeta had one leg in the car, and she froze. The driver widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Hayden. "Sir?"

Hayden ignored the driver and said to Violeta, "Sit here."

"Oh, okay." Violeta went to the back seat. Surprised, the driver silently entered the car and started driving.

Violeta politely thanked Hayden in the car. "Thank you for picking me up."

Hayden leaned back in his seat, raised his brows casually, and looked at Violeta as if he were eyeing his prey.

Violeta felt a little uncomfortable at his gaze. Is something wrong with Zoren... Are my clothes dirty? Why does he keep staring at me? Violeta looked at her clothes uneasily but found nothing out of place. "You're welcome. You can return the favor by buying me a meal."

Violeta was taken aback. In any case, we're cousins. He's just picking me up to go to school together. It shouldn't be out of his way. Isn't he being too pushy by asking me to buy him a meal? Does he think we're very close?

"Okay, let's have lunch together later."

"Are you in the performing arts department?"

"Yes."

"I'll come find you at noon."

"Okay." Violeta blurted out each word. She didn't particularly want to say much to him.

anything else, he didn't either. Instead, he

'Your cousin is quite

haven't seen my

glanced at Violeta. He pondered briefly before

the other end of the phone, Zoren was slightly taken aback. Stunning? What does he mean? Is she stunningly ugly? D*mn it. No wonder there are rumors about her being too ugly, which is why the White family

sent another message to Hayden. 'Hade, she's my cousin, after all. You must be nice to her.' Please don't leave her behind just because she's ugly! Otherwise, how

put his phone away. He couldn't be bothered

shortly at Toland University's entrance. Violeta was about to get out of the car when she turned to look at Hayden and asked, "Zoren, are you coming

too many people, and he disliked how noisy it got. The driver

Hayden interrupted the driver before he could finish. Carried away by a whim, Hayden wanted to get out of the car with Violeta and walk through the school gate together. What the two men were saying was conflicting. Violeta felt that her cousin was very

a ghost. What's wrong

with Violeta. Upon seeing the familiar school gate, Violeta couldn't help but feel it had been a lifetime since she had last seen it. Just as she was about to

"Ah! It's Hayden!"

at the

Am I

is gorgeous. Is she his girlfriend...

has never had a girlfriend. Aren't there rumors that he swings for the other team? This

them cast piercing gazes

turned to look at Hayden suspiciously. She asked an

put his hands in his pockets and looked down at Violeta beside him. Violeta was a head shorter than him and was just the right height if they hugged. "No, I'm not," he replied. "You're not Zoren?! So, who are you!?" What did I hear the others call him just now? Hayden?

didn't you say anything when I called

it would be better for

is he acting like his actions are justified? He's so shameless! I've never seen someone act so

you come to pick me up instead

might be dead for all I know." Meanwhile, Zoren was rushing to school, oblivious to what his friend said about

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