Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 176 Congratulations on Your Debut

To ease the pressure on her family, Shirley left senior year early.

She moved to Quinston to avoid running into Zelena again and had no intention of returning to Arlowand.

Little did she know, her life's turning point led to tragedy, while Zelena's path led to success.

In the second half of senior year, Zelena left her old life behind and became the heiress of the Blake family in Arlowand.

"Do you know where Zelena Cooke is?" Violeta asked.

Shirley shook her head. "I'm not sure. Isn't she in Arlowand?"

"No, she's in Quinston, and she's studying at Toland University," Violeta said.

"What!?"

With her low grades, how did she get into Toland University?

"Because she's now the heiress of the Blake family. Her last name isn't Cooke anymore; it's Blake now," Violeta explained.

Shirley's eyes widened. "The heiress of the Blake family?"

"Yes."

on what happened in the previous life, Shirley only found out that Zelena Blake was Zelena Cooke, who bullied her in high school, a

timeline up to the

furious knowing how

come forward and expose Zelena's past.

would be

unexpectedly, Shirley bravely said,

"Are you sure?"

angry about this. Even if justice seems unlikely, I don't want someone like

stop Zelena's success and her

coming forward would tarnish Zelena's reputation. Even if she managed to debut, everyone would know that she was a bully and had

more people would find

didn't have enough influence to control the news, so this was the best time to

a few more years, she'd face the same online attacks

my part against

"Okay." Violeta agreed.

"Thank you."

I should

with Shirley, Violeta left the nursing

spent the next two weeks preparing

Shirley gathered all the evidence, including medical reports and

started, Toland University delivered the new season's

took Tuna to the park as

he looked