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 immediately-Hayden

all knew

the rest of them never

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

canceled his lunch plans for the

that evening, someone

what's up with you this semester? You're acting

the guy a glance. "Got

kidding, man, just

laughter, thinking nothing

threw his drink at the

when people joked about his girlfriends, he always

But this time...

now drenched in beer, quickly set

Jasper's close friends tried

things over. "Come on,

l.ne

serious. No need to

belongs to en.kikiston

the vibe,"

after

felt like

like a

was the only son of the

he was three, his mother, Cynthia, consulted a psychic in the mountains about

picture and said only

rocky road