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

with Hayden in the morning, pictures of her having lunch

it. Someone happened to take photos of Zelena's embarrassing moment and posted it in the thread. If Zelena saw these photos, she

Zelena's turn to experience the same. She wondered how Zelena would react when she saw the pictures. It must

the forum, Violeta entered the dark web. There, she issued a simple challenge: anyone who could breach her firewall and access the confidential files on her computer would receive a reward of

a hacker

leaderboard, Red Hat. Red Hat would later become one

and achieved some success when she became the target of online harassment. Many of her private matters were exposed, and she had to spend

She looked through the list of those who accepted the challenge

and smirked. The target took the

significant setback in information technology and spent time studying diligently. She had to thank Zelena's fans for her rapid progress, Whenever they came to insult her, she used

she became skilled enough to hack into the opponent's devices and turn on their cameras to see their

had reported many of them to the police when she

surged within Violeta as

Zelena furiously blamed her housekeeper

Why did you let me wear it without checking properly?

thoroughly when I got it from the boutique. Furthermore, the salesperson also checked it. How could there be loose threads? I really don't

checked the forum. Her face twisted with rage as she saw the photos from

was cut with a

was that despicable Violeta!

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

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wasn't this cunning in the previous life! Could

trample over me in

be nice when Zelena returned home, but it was all a malicious act. To Zelena, Violeta was a hypocrite, using kindness as a façade to hide her