Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 223

Evelyn repeated back to Hattie exactly what Hattie had said to her before, right in her ear.

Hattie was so furious, she was grinding her teeth. She stormed off the stage before the host had even finished speaking.

The comment section was full of people calling Hattie a sore loser, saying she couldn't take defeat.

Previously, when "The Spring Blossom" lost, Evelyn had been very gracious, completely unlike how Hattie was acting now.

Hattie had originally thought that after defeating "The Spring Blossom," she could then take down Violeta on stage.

That way, she would be the undisputed number one!

But who would've thought she wouldn't even come in second place!

Suspecting the problem lay with her team, Hattie went back to the locker room and immediately called the club, demanding a full refund.

The club played dumb and passed the buck, but they made it clear there was no way she was getting a refund.

And so, the MLSS College Competition came to a successful conclusion.

That night, fireworks and the theme song lit up the sky above the stadium, celebrating the winning teams of the competition.

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Bai Zi was on stage, soaking in the cheers and glory from the crowd.

Meanwhile, Zelena stood in a dark corner below, clenching her fists in anger as she watched the shining figure above her.

When Violeta raised her hand, her loose sleeve fell back, revealing an emerald bracelet on her wrist.

Zelena's eyes widened in shock as she clearly saw the emerald bracelet on Violeta's wrist. She glanced at her own bracelet, and from the lustre and quality, it was obvious Violeta's bracelet was indeed an emerald!

How was it possible? How could that bitch actually be wearing a real emerald bracelet?

Zelena turned and left the stadium in a rage.

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The next day, Violeta's bracelet gained various levels of attention on Facebook and the school forum.

Some people even saw her bracelet during a live stream and wanted to buy the same one.

When they took the picture to a jeweller, experts immediately identified Violeta's bracelet as an emerald, not agate or glass.

It was a genuine emerald!

Not only was it impossible to find an identical bracelet, but even if one could be found, it would cost at least 4 million dollars.

The sources for acquiring such a bracelet were far from ordinary, and even at auctions, pieces of such high quality were extremely rare.