Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

If Kaylee wasn't chosen for 'The Lies In Winter', she planned to stay in school for further studies and aim for a master's degree. Opportunities would come eventually. It would be great if she got one, but if not, it was fine.

Her goal wasn't to become a big star, she aspired to be an opera singer like Irene.

Violeta reassured her, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye out for anything suitable for you." Kaylee nodded.

Violeta called Irene to let her know everything went well.

Irene was overjoyed and said she would order a cake to celebrate her precious daughter's debut.

Unfortunately, Violeta already had dinner plans with Eugene.

So they postponed the celebration to the next day.

In the evening, Eugene discreetly arrived at the restaurant with a male and a female assistant.

"Hello, I'm Aster Palmer. You can call me Aster."

"I'm Felix Barnes."

Eugene added, "Felix is the driver and Aster is your personal assistant."

Violeta greeted them warmly, "Nice to meet you both, I'm Violeta. We don't have to be so formal with each other. Let's just be friends."

Eugene had briefed them about Violeta before meeting her.

Seeing Violeta's down-to-earth attitude, they all relaxed and exchanged contact information over dinner.

They didn't drink any alcohol. They went separate ways after dinner.

When Violeta got home, Eugene texted her.

Beauty, Felix will pick you up at 10 AM tomorrow for a photoshoot at the company.'

Violeta replied, 'Got it.'

Violeta shared her joy with her family who were in the living room.

Irene felt emotional about her daughter growing up.

Anton was eager to see what Violeta would achieve in the future.

Niall patted Violeta's head, saying, "Follow your dreams, we will always have your back."

The next day.

Violeta arrived at the company for the photoshoot. Its purpose was to announce the newly signed artists at Apex.

When she got to the studio, Tracy was already there, getting her makeup done.

The company had also assigned an assistant for Tracy.

The studio was bustling, and when

Violeta

and her team arrived, people

glanced at them but quickly returned to their tasks.

A beige coat was draped over a chair. Aster stepped forward, picked up the coat, and politely asked,

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She then swiftly moved everything that wasn't Violeta's to the side.

"Ms. White, please have a seat."

Just as Violeta was about to sit, she heard someone reprimanding Aster.

"Hey, that's my coat. You better bring it back."

The voice belonged to Tracy.

Aster replied, "Okay, sure."

She handed the coat to Tracy, who was busy with her makeup.

Tracy's assistant took the coat with a tut.

"Who's dirty hands was it? There are marks all over the white coat."

The comment made the atmosphere awkward.

Aster looked at her hands, which were quite clean.

The assistant then smiled at Aster saying, "I didn't mean you. Someone must have dirtied the coat just now. Don't worry, we'll get Ms. Connor a new one. No hard feelings, okay?" en.swhovels.net

Aster could only pretend nothing had happened and said, "I'll go get the makeup artist," before leaving the room.

Violeta sat down and checked Facebook, searching for her name. All the false accusations Zelena had spread were gone.

It seemed the company had taken action.

The marketing for 'The Quiet Ode' was starting, trending around the twentieth spot.

Eugene coordinated with the external publicity department of "The Quiet Ode" to hold off on the hype.

They planned to push the promotions after Apex's official announcement about Violeta, ensuring she got double exposure.

While waiting for the makeup artist, Violeta played with her phone.

Meanwhile, Tracy occasionally glanced at Violeta through the corner of her eye.

After what happened yesterday, Tracy did some digging on Violeta.

She discovered Violeta was the former campus belle of Toland University!

Violeta has been replaced by a new freshman now.

Violeta also came from an influential background, being the daughter of the chairman of White Group.

Tracy was really annoyed.

Yesterday, Winnie had subtly asked Tracy about her family background. At the time, Tracy didn't understand why.

It wasn't until she got home that she realized Winnie and Cora had fought over her because they thought she was wealthy! Tracy's parents were locals from Quinston and were not particularly wealthy.