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.

to make a witty comment

Just one look.

of friendship, Jasper understood immediately-Hayden

knew what that

his eyes set on something, the rest of them never competed.

of them quietly retreated to the

briefly toward the hem of Violeta's dress. He pulled out his phone and, without hesitation, canceled his lunch plans for the day. Normally, Jasper never ate at the cafeteria. But that afternoon, he

someone teased

Jasper, what's up with you this semester? You're

glance. "Got nothing better

kidding, man, just

burst into laughter, thinking

threw his drink at the guy.

Even when people joked about his girlfriends, he always shrugged it

But this time...

beer, quickly set his cup down and slunk

of Jasper's close friends tried smooth

things over. "Come on,

l.ne

it wasn't that serious. No

belongs to en.kikiston

You're ruining the

after grabbing

it felt

like a

was the only son of the

Cynthia, consulted a psychic

looked at Jasper's picture and said only

rocky road in