Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 238

Back in class, Zelena randomly picked her to be the team leader. She must have had some sneaky plan behind it.

Zelena loved being in the spotlight, but this time, she gave the chance to Violeta instead. There was definitely something in it for her.

If Zelena didn't have some scheme up her sleeve, she wouldn't have been so nice to push Violeta to take the role.

Even though Violeta wasn't interested in leading, she was curious about Zelena's next move. So, she went along with it to see what Zelena was plotting.

Violeta figured Zelena might mess with the class funds, so she marked the envelope where the money was stored.

Now, she was ready to see how Zelena planned to get away with it!

Everyone had their hands up for inspection one by one, so it was really obvious when someone didn't.

"Zelena, why aren't you raising your hand?"

The counselor noticed Zelena wasn't participating.

Zelena's expression changed slightly. "Mr. Ecton, does this method even work? It seems kind of silly."

The counselor said, "Kaylee didn't take the money, so this is a serious case of someone setting her up. We need to figure this out. Violeta was smart to leave a clue. Are you not raising your hand because you've touched the highlighted envelope?"

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Zelena felt a pang of anxiety, but she kept her cool.

"Nah, I'm just skeptical if this method will work," she said calmly.

People nearby heard her and started to grumble.

"Exactly, raising our hands makes us feel like we're guilty. None of us took anything, so why are we being treated like suspects?"

"It'll be embarrassing if they don't find anything after all this."

The counselor heard everyone grumbling and clapped his hands. "Okay, okay, let's stop complaining. We won't know what we'll find until we check. Since we're all here now, we might as well do it. Zelena, raise your hand quickly."

Zelena blinked nervously and slowly raised her hand.

But just as she was lifting her hand slowly, suddenly the sprinkler in the changing room started pouring rain.

Splish, splash, splash.

"Argh!"

"What's going on?"

"Why's it spraying water?"

Everyone exclaimed and shielded their heads.

Seizing the opportunity, Zelena swiftly rinsed her fingers under the water, washing away the highlighted gold dust.

Seeing this, Violeta hurried over and grabbed Zelena's hand.

She had thought there wouldn't be any surprises, but unexpected things still happened.

Whoever messed with the outside shower valve was definitely trying to help Zelena.

Violeta lowered her gaze, ran her fingers through her wet hair, and stared at Zelena. "Zelena, karma's real. You lucked out this time, but next time might not be so lucky!"

Zelena acted innocent, saying, "Violeta, unless you've got proof, don't accuse me. I showed Mr. Ecton my fingers to check for the highlight, just like you asked. Why do you suspect me? The money wasn't even with me, it was in Kaylee's bag."

Kaylee chimed in, "I was the first to check my hands for any highlight. And if I actually stole the money, why would I keep it in my bag? That would be like confessing."

Zelena smirked, "How am I supposed to know what you're thinking?"

Seeing they were about to argue again, the counselor couldn't take it anymore and interrupted.

"Okay, okay! Enough arguing. Everyone, go change your clothes. If you don't have any, go to the office and borrow a hairdryer to dry your hair. We don't want anyone catching a cold."

"Let's wrap it up for now!"

The changing room was soaked and the school's janitorial staff would need to clean it up.

Overall, it was a frustrating day!

But at least the class funds were recovered.

If the money had been lost, the counselor would have had a hard time explaining this mess.