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."

a new shop across the street with a sign reading

a variety of items, including skewers, cold drinks, ice

of

students, who were mostly on tight budgets, except for a few

but opening it right across from Sunset Café

it 'The Breeze' to mimic Sunset

This was too obvious!

Zelena hadn't

she was

her eyes and pondered

Fiona's voice interrupted her

said,

her shop, it's

the same as a fulkmeal there, many students

fortunately, we still have some

loyal customers

tourist spot with a constant flow of new

the current drop in business naturally left Fiona

isn't sustainable. Should

"Absolutely not."

Violeta immediately rejected Fiona's

suggestion Our coffee prices

during the holidays. We can introduce new limited-time items, but the old ones

Kaylee remained silent.

others affect us? What she charges is her

didn't know why Zelena suddenly wanted to open a

to undercut Sunset Café

lower