Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 16

Chapter 16 Eating Fondue Base

Hayden delivered on his promise and used the cue Violeta chose for him. The guys played a billiards game for four Violeta did not join them but watched from the side. "Let's have a penalty for losers Vio, you decide."

Violeta sat on the couch and was ready to log in to the Toland University forum on her phone. She considered momentarily before saying. The losing side will treat the winners to dinner." Zoren replied, "That's too simple.

Violeta asked curiously, "What kind of penalty did you have before?

"We used to do something more extreme, like eating ten lemons in a row."

Violeta was stunned.

Did they eat ten lemons in a row? That's insane!

"In that case, the losers will treat us to dinner this evening. And no matter what food the winners choose, the losers have to eat it with a smile.

"Wow, Vio, your punishment is harsher than we used to have."

"Hahaha..

"All right, we'll go with this. Let's start!"

The guys started playing billiards.

Violeta logged into the university forum and took a look around. Even before entering, she could imagine what the forum would look like

campus with Hayden in the morning, pictures of her having lunch with the four guys, photos of her from the freshman orientation, and even a

last post piqued Violeta's interest, and she tapped to read more about it. Someone happened to take photos of Zelena's embarrassing moment and posted it in the thread. If

to experience the same.

she issued a simple challenge: anyone who could breach her firewall and access the confidential files on

a hacker

Hat

Many of her private matters were exposed, and she had to spend money to resolve the issue. Later, she discovered that it had all been leaked by a hacker named Red Hat. Furthermore, Zelena had provided all the

to plan ahead. She looked through the list of those who accepted the challenge and found

target took the bait! It won't be easy to break through my

diligently. She had to thank Zelena's fans for her rapid progress, Whenever they came to insult

Eventually, she became skilled enough to hack into the opponent's devices and

warriors were always hiding in the shadows. Violeta had reported many of them to the police when she caught them attacking

surged within Violeta as she

her housekeeper for her humiliation during

defective! Why did you let me wear it without checking properly?

"Ms. Blake, I don't know what happened. I checked the dress thoroughly when I got it from the boutique. Furthermore, the salesperson also checked it. How could there be loose threads? I really

word she said. Then, she took out her phone and checked the forum. Her face twisted with rage as she saw the photos from the freshman orientation. Suddenly, she recalled something unusual when she searched Violeta's body earlier. Her expression froze. She

the stitching was cut with a

that despicable Violeta! She's

tightly. She wished she could find Violeta now and tear her apart. At the same time, she realized something was

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b*tch wasn't this cunning in the previous life!

won't let her trample over me in

tended to be nice when Zelena returned home, but it was all a malicious act. To Zelena, Violeta was