Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 367 Want to Treat Me?

Violeta would sign autographs for the fans every day after work before returning to the hotel. When Zoren found out that Violeta had gone to Newham, she messaged her on WhatsApp. 'Vio, you're in Newham. Why not take the opportunity to visit Hade as well?'

Oh, right, Hayden is also in Newham.

Violeta realised this only later.

She replied to the message: 'I've been quite busy lately. He should be busy too, right?'

Zoren: 'I don't know how busy he is, but he should have time for a meal.'

It's been a long time since I've seen Hayden.

Violeta hesitated for a moment.

After returning to the hotel, she sent a text message to Hayden.

'Are you busy? I'm in Newham now. Want to treat me?'

Only someone like her would say that.

She was going out of her way to ask someone to treat her.

Violeta, though, didn't sense anything was off. After all, Hayden had previously promised to treat her to fondue.

This isn't considered begging, right?

After Violeta sent the message, she removed her makeup and showered.

Twenty minutes had passed since she'd finished her shower and exited the bathroom with Hayden's response. There were two very brief messages.

'Okay.'

'Address?'

reply in time. By now, twenty minutes had

message with one hand while drying her hair, so she decided

phone on the table,

unexpectedly, as soon as she had just put the phone down, the voice call was connected

"Hello."

"Wow, how did you pick up so

the other end of the line, Hayden paused momentarily before replying in a somewhat subdued

any good

"Okay."

me the address of the fondue place,

for you downstairs at the

paused her motion of drying her hair. "You know which hotel I'm

and come down. I'll be waiting for you in a black Volkswagen Passat at the hotel's back

"Okay."

The call ended.

hotel she stayed at. She quickly dried

stepped out the back entrance of the hotel, she noticed the subdued black Passat hidden behind some shrubs in the parking lot's corner. She approached, opened the car door, and

Violeta didn't have time to greet Hayden and instead first scanned

last time she went out for a meal with Zoren, she

driver in the front politely said, "Ms. White, don't worry. There are no

"That's good. I

off her mask, she looked directly at Hayden, her

I was at this

dressed in black casual wear, with a cool and

was that

silver-framed glasses

depth, making his dark eyes appear even more