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.

a witty comment when Hayden

Just one look.

understood

all knew

his eyes set on something, the rest of them

around Liam's shoulders, and the two of them quietly retreated to the back, trailing behind the others as

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

evening, someone teased

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

guy a glance. "Got nothing better to

kidding, man,

into laughter, thinking nothing

Jasper's expression darkened. He threw his

froze. Jasper never got mad. Even when people joked about his girlfriends,

But this time...

beer, quickly set his

Jasper's close friends tried smooth

things over. "Come on,

l.ne

that serious. No need to get

belongs to en.kikiston

too, shut up. You're ruining the vibe,"

after grabbing

it felt like something

doesn't like

only son

consulted a psychic in the mountains

Jasper's picture

rocky road