Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 108 I Won't Let Any Opportunity Slip Away

Hattie felt a wave of delight when she noticed Wade and his group strolling toward her in the park, grinning broadly. It was a stroke of luck to encounter Wade in the park, a fact that filled her with disbelief. However, her happiness quickly faded when she glimpsed Violeta among Wade's group.

Why did it have to be Violeta again?

What rotten luck!

"Lena, take a look."

Zelena glanced ahead, her face lighting up momentarily before souring. "Why does Violeta have to be here as well?"

Hattie responded, "She is such a conniver. It's no surprise she's acquainted with Mr. Howell. She probably had manipulated Nolan!"

Zelena clenched her jaw.

Nolan was her objective. She had been meticulously monitoring the interactions between Violeta and Nolan at school. She hadn't observed any signs of closeness between them, but she never anticipated Violeta, that detestable individual, to be lurking around on the weekend attempting to cosy up to Nolan.

It's utterly brazen. I've underestimated her far too much!

"Let's go greet them!"

Hattie hesitated. "Mr. Howell despises flattery. If we approach now, he might interpret it as an attempt to ingratiate ourselves with him. It could backfire, and he might end up disliking us."

Zelena suggested, "Last time I was here, I spotted a chess hall adjacent to the park hosting a competition today. They're likely heading there for the competition. Why don't we casually run into them at the chess hall?"

A chess competition would provide the ideal platform for her to showcase her abilities.

Wade, a fervent chess enthusiast, would undoubtedly be impressed by her chess skills upon witnessing it.

to interact

herself, didn't have strong feelings

Benson beside her, beaming, and exclaimed, "Benson, you're skilled at chess. You should join the competition and make a lasting

too, won't I have

nodded in agreement,

for a shortcut to exit through the west gate, making their way to the chess hall to complete

Ten minutes later.

pets. They accessed the courtyard through the rear entrance, settling Tuna and Cutie on the second floor before proceeding downstairs to complete

Nolan, the chess hall staff greeted him with smiles. "Nolan,

his head.

at Violeta beside him, the staff inquired, "Is this lovely young lady

clarified, "No, I'm his

made her way to the front door to

staff offered an awkward smile and remarked, "Your junior seems to have

"Such remarks are inappropriate.

staff was

Violeta proceeded

hall, numerous acquaintances approached him for conversation, quickly forming

taken aback to see Zelena's name on the form

Zelena and Hattie seated on the

is a small world, validating her earlier

effectively become a

Wade's perception of

past life, Zelena acted in Wade's movie, portraying the female lead in the movie version of "Spring in Moon City" with Nolan as the male

selected by Wade to assume the female lead in the movie version of "Spring in Moon City" due to her previous success in securing the lead role in