Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 57

A few days later, as Zelena and Violeta's popularity continued to soar, their votes quickly surpassed those of the two higher-ranking seniors.

On this particular day, at the tennis court.

Zelena was enthusiastically distributing water to everyone.

In the lounge, the senior sat in front of her computer, while Kaylee and Violeta were changing into their training uniforms.

"Oh no, Violeta, your ranking has been surpassed." Kaylee zipped up her uniform and hopped over to look at the screen. "Ah, it's true! Vio, your ranking has been surpassed."

Violeta calmly sat on a stool to put on her shoes. She didn't react much to what they said.

After Violeta's new photo was uploaded, it had a significant impact.

This was because the photo looked more natural, without heavy makeup. As a result, it attracted not only men but also women.

In the second round, shortly after it started, Violeta was immediately pushed to first place, with Zelena in second.

However, Zelena's ranking had unexpectedly surpassed Violeta's, now taking the first position!

"Zelena surpassed you and became first. How annoying! How could Zelena surpass you?" Kaylee expressed her dissatisfaction.

Violeta finally finished putting on her shoes and walked over to take a glance at the screen.

Violeta's votes were currently over seventeen thousand, while Zelena had twenty thousand votes.

Within a short period, Zelena's votes had increased by three thousand, surpassing Violeta. This was clearly unreasonable!

Even the senior noticed that something was amiss with the vote count.

"The vote seems off." Kaylee crossed her arms and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I think so too. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Vio is more attractive than Zelena. Zelena's votes were not as high as Vio's before, so how could they suddenly skyrocket in such a short time? Something fishy is going on!"

Recalling her previous life, Violeta vaguely remembered that in the three rounds of the pageant, Zelena's rankings in the first two rounds were not particularly high. It was only in the third round that her votes suddenly surged, surpassing the second place by twice the amount!

In her previous life, Zelena had always had a good reputation in school.