Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 169 It Was Too Late

She entered the room and noticed that the wooden floor was wet. Following the trail of water stains, it led to the bathroom.

Violeta rushed to the bathroom door and knocked anxiously. "Bro? Bro, what's going on?"

Didn't he say he didn't drink that water? Could Hattie have played some other tricks??

Hayden, who was lying in the bathtub, heard Violeta's voice and suddenly opened his eyes. He turned to face the bathroom door, cleared his throat, and said, "Niall's not here."

Huh?

Violeta was stunned to hear Hayden's voice from the bathroom.

"Hayden? Why are you here? Isn't this Niall's room?"

No way...

Are Hayden and Niall

Just as Violeta was trying to make sense of it all, Hayden's voice came from inside again. "I swapped rooms with him today."

"Why?"

Hayden closed his eyes and leaned back on the bathtub pillow. "That water jug, weren't you worried there was something wrong with it?"

Violeta frowned. "How did you know? You didn't drink from that water jug, did you!?"

"I did."

jug to the room, Hayden was discussing matters in Niall's room, mainly conveying something about a project his dad was working on downtown. The servant brought the

and emptied the jug, so Hayden suspected there might be something wrong with

it was

sleeping in

made up a story about the mattress being too soft to sleep

was very surprised after hearing

that water. Why didn't you tell me earlier? How do

"I'm fine."

Hayden's tone was cold.

guessing what Hattie might

a towel in the nearby rounded cabinet, and threw it on the ground

bathroom and asked, "Should I call someone if you're not feeling

medicine Hattie found on the island was similar to

weren't very strong. As long as Hayden kept controlling his thoughts and lowered his body temperature, he would be fine. He hadn't reached the point of

room, closing the

had gone, relaxed in the bathtub, trying to calm himself

long after, he heard the door

are you back?" Violeta had brought a chair and

fall asleep and drown? I'll stay here

out in

expression fell as he said, "No need. I

If the drug was too strong, he would have called a

can't let you sit in

Get Zoren?

announcing to