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.

from Toland University, and

their farewell drinks and a final meal together, Jasper headed to Wiltonshire.

his time with Violeta at Toland University felt like a forgotten film, sealed

met 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,

had made waves in the domestic entertainment

himself trapped, just as he had once

in a bigger but equally confining place, avoiding the

eventually, life caught up

Under the weight

spread

chatting in their

re-recorded his voice message three times before he

got the influence now and don't need my help. You're the company's goldmine. I'm the

of power

AQUMS

at Apex to get back into the swing of things and slowly take on

was content as long as

already a well-established company, so his father

there or went by

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