Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 224 Unlikely Alliances

Since Lucy's party included not only heiresses but also many wealthy second-generation kids, attending it guaranteed a worthwhile experience. Being invited to Lucy's birthday party was an unspoken honour, so Zelena and Hattie started bragging about it early in class.

"What are you doing, Hattie?" asked Candy.

"Picking out clothes," Hattie replied.

"Hattie, you have so many clothes that you never wear the same thing twice. You still need to pick out clothes?" Gillian chimed in.

"Yes, I'm going to Lucy's birthday party," Hattie said.

"Wow! Really? I heard from seniors that you can meet many important people at that party. They even serve champagne that costs six figures per bottle! I wish I could go just to see it," Candy exclaimed. "Ugh, if I had known, I would have joined the dance club too," Gillian sighed.

Everyone in the dance club was invited to the birthday party without any restrictions.

Not all dance club members were wealthy, so even ordinary people could get a glimpse of high society.

Hattie spent class time picking out clothes, selecting them, and buying many outfits.

"Hattie, how do you decide what to buy?" Gillian teased.

"I stop when my eyes get tired," Hattie replied.

The others fell silent at her show of wealth.

News of Zelena and Hattie attending Lucy's birthday party quickly spread through the class, making many classmates envious.

only those

Zelena and Hattie got invited, giving them plenty

day, but Lucy invited me so warmly that I had no choice but to go to the birthday party. Finding a gift was such a headache.

everyone who gets invited will be in

people who didn't get invited at all, I'm not

isn't the issue, haha. Why weren't they invited? So funny, especially since

kept mocking and

Kaylee covered her ears.

noisy. Vio, let's go to the library. Who cares about that stupid

"Okay," Violeta agreed.

on her computer, completely ignoring the girls in the

the classroom with Kaylee to go

Violeta had been trying to handle the black

a huge problem, but it was still

her secondary WhatsApp number, leading the black market to trace

would take time, she

...

Casey noticed Lucy seemed down lately, like she had

don't seem happy

worried about whether Jasper will come to my

He should come, right?"

don't know. From what I know about him, I can't be sure

still hadn't given up on

her first love, and