Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 282

Around the table, there were many people dressed in executive suits. Directly across from Hayden was his uncle, Lionel Moller, the governor of Newham.

They were in the middle of a discussion when Hayden's phone suddenly rang.

Only Hayden could get away with answering a call in front of Lionel. Anyone else doing that would be seen as a huge sign of disrespect.

Hayden didn't pay much attention to whether the call had ended; he hoped Violeta would hang up.

He put his phone back in his pocket and sat down.

"Sorry about that."

A man with glasses chuckled and said, "It's fine. Young people and their phones—it's normal. Unlike us, the old folks, we only receive calls from our wives checking on us.

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The following days, Violeta trained her ankle to walk while practicing her lines at home.

Meanwhile, Zelena was busy at school, winning people over. After Nolan resigned as student council president, Zelena even ran for the position herself.

She became the new student council president at Toland University.

Hattie finally found out who funded 'The Quiet Ode.'

To her surprise, all the investment came from one company, Atlas Petroleum.

Niall owned the company.

He had spent 105 million on the series.

Holy cow! The drama only had seven episodes. That meant each episode had an investment of 15 million.

A 105 million investment—doesn't that mean each episode costs 15 million!?

This amount!

This amount of investment is simply terrifying!

This is clearly gearing up for a major production.

Who wouldn't be envious of such an investment?

The news spread quickly, and the entire industry was shocked.

Hattie never imagined Niall would be so generous to Violeta.

Even though Niall was just Violeta's cousin, it was unbelievable that he would spend so much on her.

Hattie shared the news with Zelena.

Zelena's reaction mirrored Hattie's disbelief.

"105 million! Hattie, are you sure?"

"Absolutely!"

Zelena frowned and asked, "That doesn't make sense. You told me Violeta was Zoren's sister. Niall is just her cousin, and yet he's so generous? She's an illegitimate child."