Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 684

Evelina's illness hadn't been made public yet, so no one knew.

It wasn't surprising that the organizers still sent her an invitation—after all, she was part of Apex.

Aster nodded. "Okay, will she attend this last event before heading abroad for treatment? Eugene, what kind of illness is it?"

Eugene replied, "You don't know? It's a tumor. She's actually pretty lucky they found it in stage two. If it had been any later, it would've progressed to stage three, and by then, treatment might've been too late."

A stage two tumor is considered mid-stage and can usually still be treated with surgery.

Eugene continued, "I heard from Lance that she's going to the Wiltonshire for treatment. Mr. Weekley arranged for her to see a top doctor."

Violeta declined the invitation and asked softly, "Has her business been affected? It's been nearly half a year since she's worked."

Eugene replied, "Of course it has.

"She came to the company today to terminate a few contracts. You could say Evelina has had some pretty bad luck. She's ill, but there's no public sympathy for her. She didn't even have any projects lined up before getting sick. Whether or not the surgery is successful, she will need time to recover, and by then, will there still be a place for her in the industry?"

For an artist like Violeta, public exposure was crucial.

When she took on 'The Golden Ages,' she'd weighed the risks carefully.

Violeta had been out of the public eye for two years with no commercial work, but thanks to winning an award for 'Spring in Moon City' and having a well-received film like 'The Island Ashore' waiting to be released, she had never disappeared entirely from the audience's view.

On the other hand, Evelina wasn't as popular as Violeta, and her standing in the industry didn't compare either. If she disappeared now, it was highly likely that she'd be gone for good.

Aster rubbed her chin and said, "Evelina's popularity is kind of strange, you know? When she was active, it seemed like she had quite a following. But now, after being out of the spotlight for half a year, it's like her fanbase just evaporated. Was it all fake hype? That's really unfortunate.

"Even though Zelena has been blacklisted and isn't in the entertainment industry anymore, her fans can still catch glimpses of her from time to time on Twitter."

Zelena's popularity was real. After all, the high viewership ratings of her variety shows weren't fabricated.

Despite her bad reputation, she had a lot of fans who loved her for her looks, and you'd still see posts about her on social media occasionally.

But with Evelina, it was different.