Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 197

Hazel said, "It's the man who was on the lawn earlier, talking on the phone with the teacher."

Violeta raised her eyes slightly and saw Oliver.

Oliver had come up to find Grace. Earlier, Grace had hung up on him, and after some thought, he worried that she might be angry. So he came up to explain himself. If she didn't like the roses, he would have someone take them away.

"Grace."

Grace got a headache as soon as she saw Oliver. "I've told you, call me Ms. Parker!"

Vivian and her group heard their conversation and stopped in their tracks. Everyone turned their gaze towards Oliver.

So this man was the wealthy real estate tycoon from Heokrish? The one pursuing Grace!?

Vivian frowned. The guy in front of her had a strong presence. He wasn't super muscular, but his suit made him look every bit like a mature man.

Oliver was a head taller than Declan. He walked over to stand beside Grace.

The two of them looked like a perfect match.

Mostly because Oliver took good care of himself and had a strong presence.

Unlike Declan, who had worn himself out over the years with smoking, drinking, and socialising.

Seeing this contrast ...

Vivian felt a pang of jealousy. How could Grace, at her age, still meet such a great guy while Declan had turned out like this? The comparison made her feel really bitter!

No wonder Grace wasn't interested in Declan earlier.

If she were in Grace's shoes, she wouldn't be interested either.

Grace was Vivian's arch-enemy, and Vivian refused to admit that she was worse off than Grace. So she quickly looked away and walked off.

Oliver said, "Aren't 'Ms. Parker' and 'Grace' the same? Calling your first name makes it sound like we're close."

Grace said, "Stop joking around. We're not that close."

Oliver changed the subject. "Why did you all come up here?"

Hazel responded, "We came up to check the surveillance footage. They falsely accused Ms. Parker of seducing that pig."

"What?"

Oliver glanced behind him and saw Vivian and her group, who were about to leave.

His dark eyes grew even darker. "Did you find the footage?"

Grace took out her phone. "No, I was just about to call the police."

This matter had to be handled properly. She wouldn't just stand by and watch her decades-long reputation be ruined.

The hotel refused to let her check the surveillance footage, so Grace suspected that they had colluded with Vivian.

In that case, she would call the police!

Oliver said, "No need to call the police. I'm the owner of this hotel. Let's go check the footage."

What?

Vivian and her group, who were leaving, immediately stopped in their tracks when they heard this.

"Let's go," Hayden said, putting down his pool cue.

Zoren teased, "Hayden, since when did you become interested in gossip and joining in on the fun?"

After leaving the pool room, the group drove to the Spring City Hotel.

Meanwhile, at Spring City Hotel ...

In the surveillance room, everyone was surprised to find out that Oliver was the owner of the Spring City Hotel.

"You're the owner?"

"Yeah."

Grace looked surprised, but then quickly shifted her gaze to the other side, where she stared at Vivian.

Vivian turned pale, completely caught off guard by this revelation.

Declan's expression mirrored Vivian's, equally surprised but also tinged with fear.

Oh no ...

If they pull up the surveillance footage, wouldn't everything be over?!

Grace and the others walked back to the surveillance room. The captain of the security team inside, seeing them return, used the same tone as before. "Why are you back again? Didn't we already tell you that we couldn't access the surveillance?"

The captain of the security team, a minor character, didn't recognise Oliver.

Plus, Oliver didn't often visit Quinston, so he quietly took out his phone and called the hotel manager.