Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 287 Back in Town

"Oh, by the way, Hattie came back to school a month before you did, but she hasn't been attending classes, just keeping her enrollment status." Previously, Zelena had targeted Kaylee, causing her to lose her single dorm room. The counsellor's efforts secured Kaylee a spot in a regular dorm. Kaylee had moved out of Liberty Grove.

Despite this, she left her three-coloured cat, Cleopatra, in the apartment. It was now being taken care of by the housekeeper.

"Cleopatra?"

"Yes, I named the cat Cleopatra. Haha, she's the beauty of the three-coloured cats, so Cleopatra seemed appropriate."

"That's quite a good name."

Originally, Violeta planned to return to Quinston and go home at once.

When she heard Kaylee mention that Zelena had opened a shop right across from her café, she changed her mind and decided to check out this new shop. The car dropped them off at Toland University.

Violeta didn't enter the campus. Instead, she turned towards Sunset Café with Kaylee.

Along the way, her phone kept buzzing. Violeta went out to check.

It was a message from Zoren, who had heard about her return in the group chat. Violeta replied briefly, 'Yes, I'm back. Let's have dinner later.'

Zoren replied, 'Yohoo! The superstar is back! Can I still have dinner with you, superstar?'

Violeta sent him an emoji, and she placed her phone back in her pocket.

The chat continued, but she didn't pay it any more attention.

Arriving at Sunset Café, the familiar sign greeted her. When Fiona saw Violeta through the glass, she happily came out to welcome her. "Violeta, you're back!"

Violeta smiled at Fiona and said, "Yes, I'm back."

noticed a new shop across the street with a sign reading

including skewers, cold drinks, ice

offered a variety of

on tight budgets, except for a few wealthy

right across from

named it 'The Breeze' to mimic

This was too obvious!

life, Zelena hadn't

was ahead

eyes and

Fiona's voice interrupted her

She said,

her shop, it's

ours. Since our coffee costs the same as a fulkmeal there, many students have been

we still

loyal

tourist spot with

a full house in the past, the current drop in business naturally left

isn't sustainable. Should

"Absolutely not."

Violeta immediately rejected Fiona's

suggestion Our coffee prices

as they are. We only offer discounts during the holidays. We can introduce new

Kaylee remained silent.

us? What she charges is her business. We know our

Zelena suddenly wanted

undercut

lower the