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.

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

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

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

"So

be made. Can you guess how this situation was set in

frowned, suddenly realizing

orchestrate this

and clinked glasses with him. "The

can't bear to waste

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

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

letting Violeta be criticized, he believed the criticism would eventually lead

why he was the

Violeta might end up

she'll be

drink less. You've got work

set down his glass and prepared to

was aired online, he expected the

was about to leave, Lance's voice rang

is overshadowing

and said,