Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 703 Jasper Couldn't Control His Feelings

Jasper suddenly remembered Mandy, all because of that pack of Marlboros from before.

As he headed downstairs to settle the bill, he overheard an argument at the bar.

"Skyler, why wasn't the cigarette sale credited to me?"

"Room 303 wasn't your table. You're just trying to steal someone else's credit. What's the matter? You want a tip too? Well, maybe once you start wearing stockings, we'll talk." Mandy clenched her jaw. "But he specifically asked for me. I didn't go looking for him."

"There's no proof of that. If you want credit, get Jasper to vouch for you."

Mandy fell silent.

Skyler knew full well that Jasper would never come downstairs just to vouch for her.

In Skyler's eyes, Mandy was too proud and rebellious.

She needed to be put in her place, and that included making her clean the bathrooms and take care of the less desirable tasks.

"Skyler, why do you always target me?" Mandy asked, her voice barely concealing her frustration.

"I'm not targeting you. If you don't like it, you can leave."

Mandy's hands balled into fists, her frustration building.

Just as she was about to resign herself to another day of being mistreated, Jasper's voice rang out from the stairs, calm and clear.

"Credit her for the cigarettes."

Skyler immediately straightened. "Sure."

for free for half a month, but

gave her a brief

at Mandy meaningfully. "If you knew how to play your

Mandy didn't respond.

stung, especially for someone like Mandy, who was new

of kindness had stirred something in

found herself looking forward to the next

Jasper's visits to Mystique weren't

wasn't the type of person Mandy could run into

Lucy had heard the rumors circulating about Jasper

two of them were together

at school believed

got too

Jasper would usually distance

that the

them, the more trouble it would

hadn't expected Lucy to go to Violeta

scene in the cafeteria, and things got

in to stop Lucy from causing further

better than to cross Hayden, backed down and

wouldn't have just stood

Hayden would intervene because Violeta was different from

another

good thing, just like Jasper

down

deep him that

weren't

.