Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 170

The hair covering her face made her look like a ghost at first sight.

The servant saw her and asked, "M-Miss Hattie? What are you doing here?"

Hattie slowly stood up, one hand on her waist and the other covering her head. "I ... I came out to use the bathroom."

The servant was surprised. "Did you just roll down from upstairs? The bathroom is over here. Miss Hattie, are you okay?"

"Squeak!"

Zeus, the eagle, stood on the second-floor railing, adjusting his feathers. His sharp eyes looked down at her.

Hattie looked at the eagle and replied, "I'm fine. I thought the toilet was upstairs. Anyway, why is there an eagle here?"

The servant explained, "It belongs to Master Hayden."

Hayden and Niall swapped rooms, and Zeus, picking up a familiar scent, darted out.

He didn't enter the room but waited at the door, so Hattie, who was sneaking upstairs, bumped into him.

She got a big bump on her head and was utterly fuming.

Her plans for the night were ruined, and the noise attracted the servants, leaving her no chance to go back upstairs.

"I'll just go back to my room," she mumbled.

The servants thought it was odd but didn't say anything.

Violeta came out and, at some point, stood behind Zeus, glaring coldly at Hattie from upstairs.

Hattie, now bruised and limping, made her way back to her room.

It seemed Violeta had guessed her plan for the night.

Under a series of coincidences, Hattie's plan failed.

If she hadn't stopped Niall from drinking water or if Hayden hadn't switched rooms with Niall, maybe her plan would have succeeded.

...

Around 3.00 AM, Hayden came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe.

His hair was messy, water droplets still dripping down. He looked tall and strong, his muscles visible under the loose collar of his robe.

Violeta found the chair too hard, so she switched to lying on the bed and playing with her phone until she fell asleep.

Hayden noticed Violeta sleeping oddly and covered her with a blanket before gazing out the window at the rain, his eyes swirling with thoughts.

"Hoot ... "

Zeus, who had been brought into the room by Violeta earlier, stood on the table's metal rack.