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

having lunch with the four guys, photos of her from the

it. Someone happened to take photos of Zelena's embarrassing moment and posted it in

turn to experience the same. She wondered how Zelena would react when she saw the

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 one

a

Hat. Red Hat

just started her career and achieved some success when she became the target of online harassment. 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

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

target took the bait! It won't

previous life, Violeta suffered a 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 them

gradually learning to pinpoint specific locations Eventually, she became skilled enough to hack into the opponent's devices and turn on

always hiding in the shadows. Violeta had reported many of them to the police when she caught them attacking her for no reason,

surged within Violeta as

blamed her housekeeper for her humiliation during

let me wear it without checking properly?

from the boutique. Furthermore, the salesperson also checked

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.

stitching was cut with a

despicable Violeta!

now and tear her apart. At the same time, she

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this cunning in the previous life! Could the have changed after

I won't let her trample over me in

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