Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 707 Hairband

Jasper looked at the man and asked, "Why not introduce me to someone?"

The man chuckled and replied, "Oh, please, no one on my list is good enough for you." Zoren joined in, teasing, "Tired of the usual? Going for something more low-key now?" Jasper grinned. "It doesn't matter if they're flashy or simple. I'm staying single for a while."

Liam couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, alright," Zoren said, waving it off.

Mandy stood nearby, quietly listening to their playful chatter.

Even though Jasper made it seem like a joke, who really knew what he thought deep down?

His words were just for amusement.

She was just an observer, knowing her place and staying within her boundaries.

After the dinner, Mandy cleaned up the private room. While tidying up, she noticed something wedged between the couch cushions-a light violet hairband. She picked it up and examined it closely. It looked expensive, and was probably made of real silk.

As she studied it, a sense of familiarity washed over her.

After thinking for a moment, she realized she had seen a girl in a photo with Jasper on Instagram, wearing the same hairband tied in a ponytail.

It was exactly where Jasper had been sitting earlier.

Clearly, the hairband had fallen from his pocket.

what to do with it, Mandy folded the hairband and kept it with her, just in case Jasper

she was about to leave when her supervisor

the room that

for a moment

"What did you find?"

hairband. It should

out. "Let me take a

hairband from her pocket and handed it

I thought it might be something more valuable. Anyway, Mr. Jasper is in the parking lot waiting for it.

she

at the hairband in her hand, took a breath, and

cigarette and took the

you find this?" he

couch cushions

carefully, almost as if

something rare in his expression-a slight hint of worry Jasper usually came across as carefree and unruly at Mystique, but now it was clear that the

wasn't her place, Mandy couldn't help but ask, "This hairband...

responded, opening his car door.

welcome," Mandy

"But if it's so

carelessly. You might not be as

slightly. "You're

"Take care."

pulled away, Mandy