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.

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

Eugene, "Shouldn't we do something to manage the damage? Don't let it

too late for that now. Trying to remove the topic from trending will only stir

"So what's the

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

frowned, suddenly

orchestrate this

and clinked glasses with him. "The time for

waste

performances had already taken almost as much time as shooting a movie. After so long without exposure, Eugene wouldn't let Violeta's popularity dissipate in vain. Lance finally understood. "Well, well,

uproar because there's

how to handle popularity expertly. Even if it meant letting

was why he

you worried Violeta might end up like Tracy, nearly

"No, she'll be fine. I trust my

drink less. You've got

his glass and prepared

was aired online, he expected

was about to

popularity is overshadowing Lydia's

and said,