Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 300 Eavesdropping

She was a nationally renowned opera singer!

Simon approached them with a polite smile and said, "Ms. Irene, it's great to see you here. This must be your daughter. She looks just like you. With such an outstanding mother, the daughter must be exceptional, too!"

His smile was genuine, yet perhaps a tad too polished and charming.

Irene knew how to handle such characters and quickly brushed off Simon with a few words.

While Simon was lavishing compliments on Irene, Violeta caught a faint scent of a woman's fragrance on him.

Though she did not know Simon personally, the fragrance hinted at the kind of person he might be.

And that scent was strangely similar to the one on Vivian.

Could there be a connection between the two...

Violeta discreetly slipped her Bluetooth earbud into his pocket to test her theory when he was not looking.

Next.

The other contestants wrapped up their performances, and everyone awaited the judges' final scores. Violeta remained backstage, calmly waiting for the results.

After leaving backstage, Simon headed to the meeting room, where the judges were deliberating and casting their votes. First, each judge selected their top three choices after eliminating a few dance troupes with obvious flaws and errors. Violeta made it into the top three for the three main judges.

Simon had promised to help the dance troupe Vivian brought in advance, and his partiality was apparent during the session. Everyone there was sharp.

all belonged to the same

was an unspoken rule

was quite impressive. Their routine was creatively fresh, and the performance was solid enough to score

decision was to award Best Performance to

Choreography will

find Violeta's Lunar Whirl quite compelling. She is the only solo dancer

If there was an award for

calmly noted, "Violeta is Irene

merely comment, his words lingered

her

However, during vigorous

movements or moments of

carelessness, she would

where it went. Therefore, she would end up searching the court like searching for a needle in

attached a nano positioning chip from Hera's

designed for pet tracking

phone, it automatically alerts the user of the last known location if the

Simon's pocket is within

they exceed that range, her phone would alert

not placed her earbud in

she had no direct dealings with or disputes with Simon, there was no need

true intention was simply

the connected phone, letting you hear sounds captured