Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 708 Go to Mystique Again

With her earnings over the past months, Mandy had made as much as some office workers make in a year. What more could she want?

"Thanks for all the support. I know there's been talk since you put me in charge of Room 303. So maybe it's time to hand it over. Whoever's next in line can take it. It's not that I don't want to manage it anymore, but I don't want to hog the opportunity. Also, I won't be coming next month."

"What?"

Mandy gave a small bow. "I appreciate the chance you gave me. I've saved enough to cover my needs. I want to focus on my studies now."

It was uncommon.

Most women who worked in the nightlife industry found it hard to go back to a simpler lifestyle after getting used to high earnings. But Mandy was different. "Well, it's your choice. Just make sure you won't regret it."

"I won't."

Mandy worked for the rest of the month at Mystique and never returned after that.

Her absence didn't make much of a difference to Mystique.

No one asked where she went.

Not even Jasper.

...

Time flew by.

graduated from Toland University,

final meal together, Jasper headed to Wiltonshire. Hayden and the rest

with Violeta at Toland University felt like a

new people and

in the crowd, but he was met with disappointment. She was like a needle in a haystack, hard to find but unique. With the rise of the internet, Jasper didn't need to return home to keep up

had made waves in the domestic

Wiltonshire, Jasper found himself trapped, just as he had

bigger but equally confining place, avoiding the

life caught

him several times. Under the weight of

return spread quickly to his

started chatting in their group after a long

re-recorded his voice message three

company's goldmine. I'm the one who should be sucking up to you! If you need anything, just

transition of

AQUMS

Apex to get back into the swing of things and slowly

as he was willing to

a well-established company, so his father allowed him to

or went by his own will, he was still heading

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