Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

No wonder she seemed so impressive, she built her empire all by herself.

On the 13th, Violeta went to the airport early to see Hazel and Nydia off.

Now, Hazel could walk, but Nydia still needed a wheelchair.

At the airport, they said their goodbyes. Hazel gave Violeta a big hug.

"Vio, take care of yourself and keep making great TV shows. Even though we won't see each other, we're still your fans in the Wiltonshire!"

"Okay, you guys take care too. I'll visit you in Wiltonshire if I get the chance."

"Alright, we're off then."

Violeta nodded and stood there, watching them go through security before leaving.

...

After choosing the location for the coffee shop, they began preparing for renovations.

During the holidays, Kaylee continued to work part-time at the coffee shop to earn some extra money.

In her free time, Violeta also spent time at the coffee shop. Across the street, "The Breeze" wasn't doing as well as before, possibly because Zelena had been kicked out. Strike when she was down.

The drop in business across the street was partly due to the university being on holiday break.

Taking advantage of the situation, the coffee shop launched a new promotion. Customers who tried the new products, posted about them online and 10 likes could get a free coffee. Even during the slow holiday period, the promotion made the shop busier.

With a new store opening soon in the city center, the future looks bright!

For the new promotion, they needed to put up a standee at the entrance.

As they were about to open a chain of stores, Anton asked Violeta if they should hire a celebrity as a spokesperson.

Instead of spending money on someone else, Violeta thought it would be better to invest in improving the quality of the coffee beans.

Violeta patted his chest and volunteered. "I'll do it!"

Anton asked, "You want to do it yourself?"

Violeta replied, "Yes, Dad. I will be a big star in the near future. I'll be the spokesperson for my own coffee shop."

Anton laughed heartily. "Hahaha. Alright, Vio. You can be the spokesperson yourself."

As soon as they decided, Violeta went to shoot the standee the next day.

A few days later, the standee was ready and looked great. Violeta was holding a cup of their new coffee, with cute blush effects on her face.

The standee was placed at the entrance of Sunset Coffee Shop, and many people were taking photos with it.

At the end of the month, Zelena went to the Breeze to check the accounts and noticed the standee at the entrance across the street.

She rolled her eyes and said, "Who puts their own face on a standee at the entrance? That's so cheesy!"

After she finished checking the accounts and saw that the business had tanked, she fired two of the waitstaff on the spot.

Then she told the manager, "Tonight, after they close, dump used cooking oil on their standee outside."

The manager hesitated and asked, "Huh? Why?"

Zelena snapped, "I'm disgusted by that standee. Don't ask, just do it!"

The next day, Kaylee arrived early to open the shop and found that the standee outside had been covered in gross oil stains. "What happened?"

Kaylee quickly went inside to get a bucket of water and began to clean it.

Just then, Fiona and her husband arrived for work and saw the standee outside covered in oil.

"Who would do such a thing? What's wrong with them?"

Kaylee came out carrying a bucket and said, "Ms. Fiona, you're here."

Fiona replied, "This is just terrible, especially this early! Let's check the security footage."

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close wasn't worth r

bring it inside when

up the shop, to avoid having to move it out again the next

day.

They didn't expect anyone would do something like this.

After checking the security footage, they saw that someone had come by at night and poured oil on the standee.

The person was smart, though, wearing a mask and a hat, so they couldn't see who it was on the video.

Fiona called Violeta to let her know what happened.

Violeta was out for a morning run on a quiet forest path.

With her Bluetooth headphones on,

she said, "Got it. Don't worry

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I'll come by later and ch

out."

After the call, Violeta finished her run, had breakfast at home, and then went to the shop.

The standee was still outside, just as it was.

Violeta brought Tuna into the shop and reviewed the security footage again.

If the person who poured the oil hadn't disguised themselves, they would have been incredibly foolish.

Kaylee said, "I suspect it's the manager from the Breeze across the street. The build looks similar."

Fiona said, "This is just unbelievable.

Even if their business can't compete with ours, there's no need for them to act like this. We never did anything like this when their

busi!

was good. People like that

are just so petty. Let's see how they end up!"

Violeta leaned back in her chair and chuckled.

"Business battles can be pretty straightforward," she said.

"Kay, let's grab a few more phones and go leave some bad reviews for their store."

The Breeze used Uber Eats.

Sunset Cafe didn't.

Violeta thought that coffee didn't make much profit anyway, giving a cut to delivery services would just make the profits even smaller.