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?'

didn't reply in time. By now, twenty

to type a message with one hand while drying her hair, so

on the table, originally thinking it wouldn't

as soon as she had just put the phone down, the voice

"Hello."

caught off guard. "Wow, how

line, Hayden paused momentarily before replying in a somewhat subdued voice, "I happened to

Newham. Are there any good fondue places here?

"Okay."

the fondue place, and I'll go

wait for

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

I'll be waiting for you

"Okay."

The call ended.

have time to wonder how Hayden found out which hotel she stayed at. She quickly dried her hair, changed her

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 entered. The space inside the car was not

the car, Violeta didn't have time to greet Hayden and instead first scanned outside for

with Zoren, she was photographed without permission. She definitely didn't want that to happen

politely said, "Ms. White, don't

said, "That's good. I

looked directly at Hayden, her stunning eyes meeting his

know I was

was dressed in black casual wear, with a cool and distant demeanour, looking

only difference was that

silver-framed glasses on

layer of depth, making his dark eyes appear even more