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 manage the damage? Don't let it

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

asked, "So

"To achieve great things, sacrifices must be made. Can

frowned, suddenly realizing

orchestrate

the wine and clinked glasses with him. "The time

bear to waste

had already taken almost as much time as shooting a movie. After so long without exposure,

uproar because there's a lot of envy in this circle. Those

meant letting Violeta be criticized, he believed the criticism would

was why he was the

you worried Violeta might end up like Tracy, nearly driven to depression by the

be fine. I trust my

You've

set down his glass and prepared to

play was aired online, he expected the

Eugene was about to leave,

rise in popularity is overshadowing

paused, turned, and said,