Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 353 The Lineup

"Lydia, Violeta is trending again. It's hilarious!

"How did a newcomer like her dare to step on us? Do these newbies think they can just walk over their seniors to get ahead? It's so presumptuous!"

Lydia nonchalantly replied to her WhatsApp messages, then paused to listen to her assistant. She put her phone down and extended her hand. "Let me see."

The assistant handed over the phone. Lydia scrolled through the news and saw her fans praising her. She casually liked a few comments, using her assistant's account.

Though Lydia was very popular, the comment section wasn't entirely in her favour. Violeta's fans were also quite vocal.

"This Violeta has a decent fan base," Lydia remarked.

Her assistant replied, "They're just fans of her drama. She starred in 'The Quiet Ode,' which is popular right now. It's normal for her to have some following. But if her future projects aren't as good, those fans will disappear. It won't affect us."

Another assistant, Devin, chimed in, "Exactly. But it's clear Violeta is ambitious. She just signed with Apex and is already trying to step on us, claiming she's the new Top Gun. It's laughable! Where does she get the nerve?"

Lydia chuckled and handed the phone back to her assistant. She adjusted the blanket on her lap and closed her eyes. "It's not about her having the nerve. This is just Eugene trying to get back at me."

with her team, Eugene was left behind. He must have felt betrayed and was now trying to

five-year contract with Apex. During those years, she did owe her success to Eugene's efforts, but so what? Eugene promoted her for his benefit too. If Lydia had failed, Eugene wouldn't have had any standing

to leave with her team. She couldn't stay at Apex forever. People

longer valuable. He even hindered her, restricting many of her moves, and making

Lydia wasn't worried. She was curious to see what Violeta was capable

dress for you. You can go to the studio to choose it later. Oh, and several other brands have sent

red carpet schedule has been printed out. If there are

"Okay,

...

flew by, and Lydia's return dominated the trendy searches until the Clio Charity Night red carpet began, at which point it finally dropped. After all, it wouldn't look good for Clio's event to be

evening, Violeta arrived two hours early to get her makeup

event, Apex

from the company. Tracy and Chad Weren't invited because, despite being signed with Apex, they hadn't yet established themselves in the industry.

attend the red carpet. However, Chad's manager pulled some strings to

also busy filming and couldn't

the red carpet. After meticulously preparing,

'The Moon Belongs to

team planned for Hattie and Jacques to walk the red carpet together, pleasing the fans. However, after the previous negative reviews, both Hattie's and Jacques' teams were at odds. Though they agreed to walk together, both sides were prepared to