Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 164 Where Did You Get That

Jasper agreed. "Yeah, it's such a waste of good ingredients."

Hattie felt a bit embarrassed by their remarks. "It can't be that terrible, can it?"

Zoren suggested, "Why not taste it yourself?"

Niall hadn't tried the cake yet. After hearing their comments, he wasn't keen on trying it anymore.

Hattie, acting a bit shy, took a small bite with her fork, and her expression changed right away.

"It's so salty! I must've accidentally used salt instead of sugar. I'm really sorry, everyone... It was my mistake."

Jasper remarked, "How could you mess up such a simple cake? Are you trying to make us sick with this salty mess?" Hattie hurriedly waved her hands. "No. Mr. White, I really didn't do it on purpose. Please don't misunderstand.

"Don't eat it. I'll toss it away!"

Hattie stood up and threw the whole cake into the trash.

Violeta still had half a piece in her hand that she hadn't started eating. Hattie took it from her and threw it away too.

After clearing up, Hattie said, "I didn't do it on purpose. To show how sorry I am, I'll make a new one, and this time, I won't mess it up!

"Mr. White, can I use your kitchen? I'll start over right away!"

With that, Hattie went to the kitchen with a servant.

Violeta leaned back in her chair, watching Hattie rush off. Something felt strange.

correctly, in the previous life, Hattie had mentioned on a cooking show that she often cooked for herself

Probably not.

on the sofa, lost

Boom-

then, lightning flashed outside, illuminating

"It's pouring rain and storming outside, yet you still risked getting struck by lightning to

the weather wasn't this bad when we were coming

Violeta blinked, not responding.

room while Hattie remade the cake was

stand up and head

"Okay."

and the others followed her upstairs, leaving only Niall and Benson in the

sofa, his arm resting

didn't have much to chat about with Benson. But since he was the host, leaving his guest alone in the

at Toland

nodded. "Yeah,

"What's your major?"

semester, I'll be studying

"Studying abroad? That's cool."

advantage

can

be a stretch, but we'll see how things

which was said to be the lifeblood of

from his own, Niall couldn't dismiss

to be

the rescue. "Sir, the phone upstairs

yourself at home. I