Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 160 Escaping the Island

Just as Hattie was on the brink of panic, a servant rushed up from the wine cellar and said, "Miss Hattie, the water leak downstairs is getting worse. Do you know what happened?" "Getting worse?"

After hearing this, Hattie's heart skipped a beat.

Could my brother have been right all along?

She struggled to maintain her composure. "Have you moved all the wine upstairs?"

The servant nodded. "Almost everything is upstairs now."

Hattie said, "Then you guys come up and rest for a while. I'm heading upstairs."

After saying that, Hattie hurriedly ran upstairs to discuss the situation with Benson.

Benson finally contacted Hannah.

On the film set, Hannah heard the news and immediately sent someone to contact the real estate manager who had originally sold her the island.

After some interrogation, the truth came out: the island had been artificially expanded.

Hannah was deceived. She felt a surge of regret.

Since several years had passed, the real estate manager now showed his true colours and shrugged off the accusations. "Ms. Leid, how can you say I deceived you? The price for the island was already very low, with a 40% discount. You get what you pay for. I'm sure you understand that as an adult."

Furious, Hannah retorted, "Just wait. I'm taking you to court!"

let me remind you, you won't win," the

with urgency. "Benson, you all need to leave the island immediately. I just found out from the real estate manager that the island was artificially filled in. We got scammed. With the heavy rain causing

manager, and he informed me that the island had been artificially expanded! I was deceived. Now, it's raining heavily on the sea and it's already leaking. This shows that your guess is correct.

information Benson

island was

in

and no one is

Then what do we

ocean surface's weather was highly unstable, and

if this continued, things would only

the phone to leave the island as soon as possible. It was estimated that the island might collapse within a day,

possible, they would certainly want to leave immediately, but the

capsize such a small vessel, leaving it to vanish into the

phone with Hannah. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Mum, Liam

Isn't the neighbouring island owned by the

the neighbouring properties, so she knew the owner

commented, "Liam is vacationing there with Hayden and the others. They're Niall's

was silent

worry. I'll contact them and ask

hung up the call and urgently contacted Carl

family. He

about the situation, Carl wasted no time.

the life-threatening circumstances and the families' past ties, Anton quickly contacted

series of calls, Niall's phone