Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 633

Just thinking about it restored his confidence.

Zelena watched the blonde waiter bring the wine toward Violeta, her smile growing and a glint of mischief appearing in her eyes.

The waiter reached Violeta with the wine in hand.

Surprisingly, Violeta already had a glass and ignored the waiter. However, Giulia, who was without a drink, smoothly grabbed the wine from the tray and started chatting with Violeta, her eyes filled with admiration.

Oh no!

Zelena's heart skipped a beat when she saw Giulia take the wine. She signaled to the blonde waiter, who seemed uncertain about what to do next. He obviously could not just take the wine back, could he?

It turned out Giulia was allergic to alcohol and could not drink. She suggested exchanging her orange juice for Violeta's wine.

"Vio, I'm allergic to alcohol. Could we swap drinks?"

The waiter had only brought red wine, so Giulia was out of options.

Since neither had started drinking, swapping was not too troublesome. To refuse would appear disrespectful to Giulia.

Violeta lightly smiled, "Sure."

After they swapped drinks, Violeta did not immediately drink hers, instead just held the glass.

Seeing this, the blonde waiter sighed with relief and quickly left with the tray.

Zelena intensely observed the scene, waiting for the moment Violeta would take a sip.

Giulia, now with her orange juice, glanced towards Jay and suggested to Violeta, "Why don't you go over and toast?"

Violeta looked over, her tone calm and measured, "It's too crowded, they probably won't notice if I'm there."

Giulia laughed, "You're very perceptive, but if you don't grab this chance, it might be hard to meet Mr. Golding again."

Violeta responded, "If it's meant to be, it'll happen. If not, forcing it won't change anything."

Giulia's smile widened, crinkling the corners of her eyes. "Did you choose Wind Harbor for this reason? I heard you had other options, and Wind Harbor isn't even a prime-time show. Any regrets?"

Violeta responded, "Prime-time shows are appealing, but I go for what resonates with me. I had seen State Banquet and always hoped we could work together. Now that it's happened, I have no regrets. I'm confident in Wind Harbor. I believe it will perform just as well as any other show."