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!"

Leid, but let me remind you, you won't

was about to explode with anger and ended the call abruptly because she didn't want to speak more with him. She dialled Benson with urgency. "Benson, you all need to leave the island immediately. I just found out from the real estate manager that

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. The

with the information Benson had already learned from a

was

nose in frustration. "Mum, where

no one

do we do?" Hannah

weather was highly unstable, and the weather forecasts said it

already leaking, and if this

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

to leave immediately, but the problem was they couldn't get

lives; a single wave could capsize such a small vessel, leaving it to vanish into

upstairs and saw Benson on the phone with Hannah. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Mum, Liam is

the neighbouring island owned by the

she'd inquired about the neighbouring properties, so she knew

"Liam is vacationing there with Hayden and the

silent

I'll contact them and ask

hung up the call and

the Ridge family. He

about the situation, Carl wasted no time. He immediately

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

calls, Niall's phone finally