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.

the cross-dressing controversy seemed to tarnish

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

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

"So what's

be made. Can you guess

suddenly

orchestrate this whole

clinked glasses with

bear to waste the time in

movie. After so long without exposure, Eugene wouldn't let Violeta's popularity dissipate in vain. Lance finally understood. "Well, well, you

you know me. Although I started the mess, it became an uproar because there's a lot of envy in this

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

he was

end up like Tracy, nearly driven to depression

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

less. You've

set down his glass and prepared to

online, he expected the public

about to leave,

in popularity is overshadowing Lydia's relationship

turned, and said,