Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 438 The Mastermind Behind the Criticism

"Violeta's Downfall."

"Violeta's Cross-Dressing Fail."

Those hashtags trended for three days straight.

Aside from Zelena, the person most thrilled by this turn of events was Lydia.

Lydia's team had always been at odds with Violeta's.

Not long ago, Lydia was in the spotlight for a relationship scandal that caused quite a stir, leaving her worried about how to handle the fallout. Unexpectedly, Violeta sent her a gift.

Violeta's rising popularity quickly overshadowed Lydia's scandal, shifting public attention away from Lydia's problems and focusing instead on Violeta.

It was a stroke of luck for Lydia!

Taking advantage of the situation, Lydia fueled the controversy further.

While high popularity brought many benefits, it also attracted a fair share of critics. The path to success was rarely smooth.

Many people thought Violeta's choice to take on a theater role was a mistake, believing it would ruin her career.

success with 'Nirvana and Rebirth' and 'The Quiet Ode', the cross-dressing controversy seemed to tarnish her reputation,

something to manage the damage? Don't let

took a sip of his drink and replied, "It's too late for that now. Trying to remove the topic from trending will only

asked, "So what's the

achieve great things, sacrifices must be made. Can you guess how this

frowned, suddenly realizing

you orchestrate this

and clinked glasses with

to waste the

without exposure, Eugene wouldn't let Violeta's

Although I started the mess, it became an uproar because there's

expertly. Even if it meant letting Violeta be criticized, he

why he was the

worried Violeta might end up like Tracy, nearly

replied confidently, "No, she'll be fine. I trust

less. You've got work

glass and

the play was aired online, he expected the public opinion to

to

popularity is

paused, turned, and