Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 196 Surveillance Footage

Nydia said, "We saw it all on the lawn behind the terrace just now. It was your pig of a husband who hugged our teacher. Ms. Parker struggled to get away, but he still tried to follow."

Vivian's voice was sharp as she exclaimed, "That's impossible! You guys are this b*tch's disciples. Of course, you'd support her. Grace, this isn't over between us!

The guests in the dining hall were all prominent figures in the circle.

If this matter got out, Grace's reputation would be ruined.

Violeta took a step forward, glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner of the terrace, and said, "Then let's check the surveillance footage. There's a camera right here. Let's see who made the first move." Grace agreed. "Sure, let's check!"

Upon hearing this, Declan was dumbfounded.

Just a moment ago, he had let alcohol cloud his judgement and couldn't control himself when he saw Grace. Now, if they checked the surveillance footage, wouldn't his actions from earlier be exposed? Declan's heart sank as he started to panic.

He whispered to Vivian, "Vivian, if this thing blows up, it's going to be bad for everyone. Let's not make fools of ourselves. Let's just drop it!"

Vivian's heart skipped a beat when she heard his words.

After being together for so long, Vivian had already sensed Declan's uncertainty. If he wasn't sure, then he must be in the wrong.

This d*mn jerk wants to cheat on me with Grace behind my back!

In an instant, Vivian felt like she was being cheated.

She gritted her teeth, determined not to let Grace off the hook!

they checked the surveillance footage, Declan's reputation would be ruined too. They were in

Declan lost face, it wouldn't benefit

of silence, Vivian spoke up, "Fine, let's check the

Declan remained silent.

Grace smirked. "Let's go."

group headed straight for the surveillance

texting someone as they

were taken aback when the hotel's security staff said, "Sorry, the cameras on the terrace aren't working. We can only see footage from the hallway, but it might not cover the

What a coincidence!

other cameras in the hotel were working fine, but

surveillance was broken, Declan breathed a

there was no evidence to contradict their claims,

Grace. You're one lucky

just you wait. Your good deeds today will spread throughout the

glanced at the monitor

stepped forward and twisted the knob on the black-screen monitor. The surveillance screen flickered for a moment, and just as it seemed like the image was about to appear, the security personnel nearby immediately scolded, "What are you doing? Don't touch it randomly. Can you afford to pay for it

"Is this monitor broken? Why did it flicker

security personnel replied, "The screen's messed up. That's

to the nearby functioning monitor. "Why don't we just connect the surveillance camera

nodded in agreement with Violeta's suggestion, giving the security personnel incredulous looks. "Yeah, why not just switch monitors? Are you intentionally

at the security

taken aback. "Um, well ...

security personnel struggled