Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 317 The Blakes Met the Whites

In her past life, she regarded Josh and Sharon as her own family.

After everything she went through, and their constant favoritism and ignoring of her, her sense of "filial piety" was completely gone.

She didn't care about the Blakes anymore.

No matter how Zelena tried to put on an act now, she didn't care in the slightest.

In the office, one side consisted of the calm Violeta, the counselor, and others; the other side was filled with the highly emotional Zelena and her family.

It was pretty obvious who was able to handle things calmly.

Seeing that Violeta remained indifferent, Sharon pointed at her and said, "How can you be so heartless now? We raised you for eighteen years, and even though you're not our biological child, we still cared for you. How can you just watch Lena cry and not care?"

Violeta glanced at them and smirked, saying, "I'm not her dad. If she's going to cry, there's nothing I can do."

Sharon shot back, "You need to explain yourself!"

Violeta asked, "Explain what?"

Sharon said, "Say that the factory issue has nothing to do with Lena and that it's all a misunderstanding!"

Violeta scoffed. "The evidence is clear. How is this a misunderstanding?"

Sharon shot her a sharp look and said, "It's obvious you've teamed up with other factories to make things hard for Lena. How can you keep calling this a misunderstanding?"

The room fell silent.

The counselor and the education committee director were left speechless by the exchange.

Violeta was also too tired to speak.

No matter how Violeta explained it, they would just believe that she was trying to frame Zelena.

They were only willing to trust their own daughter and not anyone else even the girl they had raised for eighteen years.

to it by now, so she decided to stay quiet and wait for Irene and Anton

even more sure that Violeta had become cold-hearted after

to you over the years that made you turn out like this?" she

Violeta looked down.

wanted to ask

wasn't she like this because of what they

Sharon finished

door, Irene and Anton

was dressed in a white wool coat, and Anton was in

counselor noticed them and quickly got up to

"Mr. White!"

looked up and saw Irene

Violeta. She'd been worried that

that Violeta was fine,

quickly got up to

Blakes also

the door. This

first time seeing Irene

and

and their

was immediately noticeable.

the refined air of a family that had lived in

you finally

widening in

White, what brings

and sensed that something seemed

to take care

daughter is studying at Toland University, so we came here to handle some matters. We didn't expect to run into you here, Mr. White. What a

office and set her bag

at everyone in the office, seemed to realize something, and said with a meaningful tone, "Yes,

what's going

Hmm?

What did you say?

and Sharon were