Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 446 Are You Going To Do It Or Not?

Compared to the tangled love-hate relationship between the male and female lead, the storyline of Zelena's supporting character, Isabella Fairchild, was much simpler.

Isabella was the daughter of Branholm's Chancellor. She had always harbored feelings for Charles. As soon as Charles returned from Valoria, she immediately offered herself to marry him and become his empress. Despite Charles's lack of affection for her, Isabella was content with her role.

Charles ultimately sacrificed his life for the empire he sought to build.

If Charles and Charlotte had been from the same country, they might have loved each other and spent their lives together as a couple, even if they were mere commoners.

Unfortunately, fate had other plans.

Their encounter was marked by inevitable separation from the moment they met.

The drama's portrayal of their romantic relationship was reserved and subtle, as Wade only briefly mentioned it in the script.

The only scene with romantic undertones featured them watching fireworks from the city tower.

They had enjoyed each other's company and shared a jug of wine.

However, Charlotte did not take the jug with her when she left.

Charles had picked it up and set it down several times, but he ultimately left it at the tower as well.

That action symbolized their decision to follow separate paths in life, each seeking to achieve more significant goals.

male lead, was a knowledgeable and refined strategist who served as a close confidant to

he harbored feelings for her,

doing what was best for her. The only time he acted out of personal interest was when he leaked some fake news, which later fueled the rivalry between Charlotte and Charles. Charlotte was aware of his actions, but she understood that they were part of his role. Consequently, she tolerated his actions, recognizing the

shortly after arriving on set, with the early scenes focusing mainly on the characters played

her historical drama costume, exuding the regal

esteemed for his striking looks in

Valoria was blanketed in its first snow. She stood in the

cold, and a snowflake landed on his shoulder as their

descended upon him along with the snow. "They called you 'the hostage prince', wouldn't 'the abandoned prince' be a more

during filming,

main scenes, she also

Zelena wasn't in the scene, she worked diligently on memorizing her lines. Despite her efforts, she needed to redo her scenes much more often than Violeta. Whenever

Sometimes, the filming extended

temperature swings between day and night

Nolan noticed this and arranged for hot tea to

Violeta alone. However, concerned about potential gossip and unsure whether Violeta would drink it,

he even had his assistant pass

jealous when she learned about

assistant, Celeste, and handed her a bottle of sleeping pills with

a startled tone, "Zelena, poisoning someone could get

What are you talking about? It's just sleeping

"But Violeta wouldn't take the sleeping pills without a