Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 697 Their First Meeting

When Zoren returned with his phone in hand, Jasper gave him a smirk.

"So, he turned you down, huh? Haha."

Zoren took a sip from the beer on the table. "Guess what? Hade agreed."

Liam raised an eyebrow. "What? He actually agreed? Not bad."

Of course, Zoren wasn't about to tell them what kind of deal they made. "Yep!"

Just then, Jasper's phone rang. He glanced at it but didn't answer right away. "Alright, that's it for today, I'm heading out." Liam nodded. "Got it."

When Jasper first laid eyes on Violeta, she wasn't at all what he had expected.

"Hade, are we just going to wait here? I feel like we're too early. Zoren's cousin probably isn't even downstairs yet."

Jasper's voice trailed off as he spoke.

His eyes locked onto a figure ahead, a girl in a simple dress.

Violeta was standing right in front of them. Jasper's gaze unintentionally met hers-her eyes were calm, emotionless, neither happy nor sad.

In that instant, the vague image he had of her suddenly became much clearer.

Hayden spoke calmly, "She's standing right there."

Jasper had a brief moment of regret.

If he had known, he wouldn't have been so quick to refuse Zoren's request.

witty comment when Hayden shot

Just one look.

Jasper understood immediately-Hayden was interested

all knew

rest of them never competed. There was no

them quietly retreated to the back, trailing behind the others as they headed

He pulled out his phone and, without hesitation, canceled his lunch plans for the day. Normally,

evening, someone

You're acting differently. Cafeteria food? That's so not

guy a glance. "Got nothing better

man, just

burst into laughter, thinking

darkened. He threw his drink

mad. Even when people joked

But this time...

now drenched in beer, quickly

of Jasper's close friends tried smooth

things over. "Come on,

l.ne

that serious. No need to get

belongs to en.kikiston

shut up. You're ruining the vibe," Jasper said and

after

felt

doesn't like

only son of

his mother, Cynthia, consulted a psychic in the mountains about

picture and

rocky road