Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 237 Highlighter

"He really has bad character!"

"Kaylee stole the money. It's clear-cut, she was caught in the act. What more is there to say?"

Candy chimed in, "Yes, it's outrageous. The worst part is she's still close with Violeta. Stealing from her own good friend-so shameless! Is she trying to harm Violeta?"

Violeta remained silent.

Kaylee immediately shook her head, "I didn't steal the money. I have no idea why it was in my bag."

Violeta glanced down briefly, then looked up at Zelena standing in the corner.

Zelena smirked at Violeta.

It was like she was saying to Violeta, "Didn't expect that, huh? You got Kaylee to mess with me before, and now this is payback for her."

The counselor frowned. "Kaylee, you've got to explain this to me! Otherwise, I'll have to report this to the school for serious consequences!" Kaylee was at a loss for how to prove she was innocent.

Her mind was a mess.

"I swear I didn't steal that money. And even if I did, why would I be dumb enough to stash it in my own bag? I'm not that stupid."

Gillian interrupted her, "Why wouldn't it make sense? You're close with Violeta. She wouldn't think you'd do it, so maybe you saw a chance and took it!"

People nearby chimed in one after another.

is this impossible? Betraying friends isn't exactly rare

Mr. Ecton, her

unbelievable. How did our class end up with someone

Violeta, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. She looked at the counselor and said, "I believe Kaylee didn't steal

caught in the act. Don't let your friendship cloud your judgment. I'll report this matter to the school for serious action. Such incidents at

highly rigorous, with integrity and self-reliance as part of

predictable that Kaylee's punishment would likely be stricter than Casey's

major disciplinary record or even

out inside but didn't know

"I've got proof that

Everyone looked at her.

Zelena frowned.

have

is it?" the counselor

explained, "I sprinkled highlighter around

What?

"What does that mean?"

when I was changing clothes, I was worried about the class funds being unsafe in my bag. So, I lightly dusted

highlighter was the gold color in an eyeshadow palette used for highlighting

obvious at all, especially to someone rushing and not paying

to their fingertips. Just check

you bring

bring it up

course, because searching took time. If she had mentioned it earlier, someone might have washed away the gold powder