Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 290

They received their graduation photos earlier, in their caps and gowns. In the afternoon, when they met up at the pool hall, Zoren proudly showed off the photos.

"Vio, look at how handsome your brother is! Hahaha."

Violeta took the graduation photos. She looked at both the class photo and one of the four group photos.

In the photo of the four of them, Hayden and Zoren stood in the middle, with Jasper on the left and Liam on the right, with the stone at Toland University's West Gate behind them, engraved with the school motto.

All four of them looked very handsome and carried themselves with an air of sophistication.

After graduation, they wouldn't see each other daily like before. They were all heading in different directions for their future careers.

The young men who had entered university at age eighteen were finally about to stand on their own.

Violeta's gaze lingered on each of their faces. Her gaze paused slightly longer on Hayden's before handing the photos back to Zoren.

"Okay, okay, you're the most handsome."

This time, Kaylee had come along with Violeta. She also looked at the photos as she leaned on Violeta's shoulder. Her expression was one of envy. "That's great! You guys are graduating, but we still have two more years."

As Zoren put the photos away, he said, "What's there to envy? When you're studying, you can still ask your family for money. Once you graduate, without any skills, you can't just go ask for money from home without getting scolded."

Violeta smiled calmly and said, "Don't worry, bro. Just keep rescuing animals with them. Loving Home's brand will definitely take off in the future!"

Zoren laughed, "What? Are you a goddess? Do your words hold that much power?"

Violeta admitted, "Of course! If you don't believe me, come and pay your respects. Just wait a few years and see if I'm right!"

When Jasper heard this, he gave Zoren a playful kick. "You heard her; go pay your respects!"

Unprepared, Zoren staggered forward. He crashed his forehead against Kaylee's as she stood up from the couch.

"Ouch!"

Kaylee immediately clutched her forehead.

Zoren's forehead hurt too, but he endured it and turned to glare at Jasper. "You dog!"

"Are you okay, Kaylee?" Zoren asked, concerned.

Kaylee waved it off and said, "I'm fine."

Violeta glanced at Kaylee's reddened forehead and said, "It's all red. You need to take responsibility. It's going to swell up soon."

Zoren protested, "I've got a bump too. Jasper should take responsibility!"

Jasper quickly put down his cue and walked away nonchalantly, pretending not to hear.

Liam took a sip of his drink. He laughed, "Haha."

Hayden had just finished a phone call by the window. He returned to see Liam laughing. Hayden glanced at Violeta and asked, "What's so funny?"

Liam pointed to Jasper and then to Zoren, explaining with a laugh.

"Jas kicked Zoren, who then bumped his head into Kaylee's. It was hilarious. You should have seen it, Hade."

Kaylee couldn't handle teasing; her face turned as red as her forehead.

She blushed.