Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 684 Evelina's Illness

Evelina's illness hadn't been made public yet, so no one knew.

It wasn't surprising that the organizers still sent her an invitation-after all, she was part of Apex.

Aster nodded. "Okay, will she attend this last event before heading abroad for treatment? Eugene, what kind of illness is it?"

Eugene replied, "You don't know? It's a tumor. She's actually pretty lucky they found it in stage two. If it had been any later, it would've progressed to stage three, and by then, treatment might've been too late."

A stage two tumor is considered mid-stage and can usually still be treated with surgery.

Eugene continued, "I heard from Lance that she's going to the Wiltonshire for treatment. Mr. Weekley arranged for her to see a top doctor."

Violeta declined the invitation and asked softly, "Has her business been affected? It's been nearly half a year since she's worked." Eugene replied, "Of course it has.

"She came to the company today to terminate a few contracts. You could say Evelina has had some pretty bad luck. She's ill, but there's no public sympathy for her. She didn't even have any projects lined up before getting sick. Whether or not the surgery is successful, she will need time to recover, and by then, will there still be a place for her in the industry?"

For an artist like Violeta, public exposure was crucial.

When she took on 'The Golden Ages,' she'd weighed the risks carefully.

Violeta had been out of the public eye for two years with no commercial work, but thanks to winning an award for 'Spring in Moon City' and having a well-received film like 'The Island Ashore' waiting to be released, she had never disappeared entirely from the audience's view.

Evelina wasn't as popular as Violeta, and her standing in the industry didn't compare either. If she

When she was active, it seemed like she had quite a following.

Zelena has been blacklisted and isn't in the entertainment industry anymore, her fans can still catch glimpses of her from time

real. After all, the high viewership ratings of her variety shows weren't

had a lot of fans who loved her for

Evelina, it was

was popular, she

profile had vanished overnight, just like

industry as dramatically as

"That's what happens

same thing. Maybe this is her

very short amount of time, she gained popularity and wealth that weren't rightfully hers, and now, everything was coming back to bite

leaving her worse

her earlier fame wasn't as high, it

banned, just sick, yet there wasn't even a ripple of attention. How

before, but now almost all of them had deserted her. The

sick, all the money she'd earned might end

didn't seem

money for her medical bills, and she still had three freeloaders leeching off her.

no more value,

the