Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 225 The Neon Bar Confrontation

Violeta was the only exception over the years, and she might be the only way in.

"If you want to convince Jasper to come, you might have to invite Violeta. If she goes, there's a good chance all four of them will come," Casey suggested. Lucy pressed her lips together.

She didn't like Violeta.

Maybe it was because Violeta's mentor, Grace, was a rival to her own teacher.

Or maybe it was because Violeta had managed to do what no other woman could: forcefully join the group of four guys and become the exception.

Ultimately, it might just be that Lucy was jealous of Violeta.

This jealousy prevented them from becoming friends, making them enemies instead.

But Lucy would never admit to being jealous of Violeta.

The idea of inviting Violeta to her birthday party was something Lucy just couldn't bring herself to do.

She thought about it some more...

"Is there no other way?" Lucy asked.

"If you want Jasper to come, besides asking Violeta, the only other option would be Hayden," Casey replied. Lucy fell silent.

That was out of the question.

Hayden was so aloof that she couldn't bring herself to approach him.

If she upset Hayden, it would be a big problem, and even her grandfather would have questions for her.

"Let me think about it some more," Lucy said.

"Alright," Casey agreed.

of work, Violeta

traced an IP address to a bar called

wasting any time, she

felt a sense of relief, as if she had just resolved

she nearly spit out her coffee when she saw a man sitting

but managed to

when did you sit

at the small piece of paper in front of her, covered in several IP addresses Violeta had jotted down

quickly snatched

came to the library to borrow a dictionary. I saw you here and decided to come over. I haven't

you were writing down an address. Are you planning

Violeta stayed silent.

seen it

behind her ear, Violeta replied, "I was just jotting down random stuff. Don't take

eyesight that he could read

to handle the black market issue on her own, without anyone else knowing. If Hayden discovered what she was up to, it would make things even more complicated. There was an anxious

a secret, it wasn't

out. Kay's waiting for

"Alright," Hayden responded softly.

into her tote bag and

she went straight to the

had dinner with Kaylee and then left Toland University for the

...

residence, Violeta told a lie, saying she was going out with Zoren and the

went out in the evenings, Irene and Anton didn't suspect anything and just reminded her

a cab to The Neon

had the exact address, the bar was located in

she had to get

decades

alone, the only sound

end of the alley, a

reads, "The Neon