Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 69

Zelena stepped out from the backstage area and made her way to the lobby to find the cheerleaders.

At the same time, Violeta and her group stood up and left their seats to enter the theater.

Upon spotting Zelena, the cheerleaders shouted and ran over to her.

"Lena! You made it!"

"Lena, did you get the tickets? Can we go in now?"

Zelena looked embarrassed and hesitantly replied, "I'm sorry, everyone, but I wasn't able to get the tickets."

"What?"

Everyone was stunned, their previously joyful expressions frozen on their faces.

"How could this happen? Didn't you say you had the tickets? So you're saying we came here for nothing?"

"Yeah, didn't you mention having relatives in the theater?"

Zelena didn't know how to explain it to them. After all, she had made a firm promise earlier that there would definitely be tickets.

In her moment of hesitation, Zelena caught a glimpse of a group of people passing by in the crowd. Her expression suddenly froze. She thought she had seen them incorrectly, so she quickly shifted her gaze to the side.

She saw Violeta and her group passing through the VIP ticket checkpoint, and the staff were holding the insider tickets!

It was indeed Violeta and her group!

She wondered how the tickets she had secured had suddenly disappeared.

There were exactly six tickets, just like Violeta and her group.

Encountering Violeta never brought anything good.

Zelena immediately understood that Violeta and her group must have taken the tickets that should have been hers!

Her face darkened as she said, "Someone has taken our tickets."

"Taken by someone else? Who?"

Zelena pointed at Violeta and her group. They were currently having their tickets checked. Zelena angrily exclaimed, "It's them!"

The cheerleaders turned their gaze towards the direction Zelena was pointing and immediately recognized Violeta and Kaylee, who were having their tickets checked at the VIP entrance. The other four boys were also well-known figures in the school.

"Violeta?"

"Kaylee?"

"How did they get the tickets?"

The cheerleaders were instantly in an uproar.

They had been so excited when they arrived, but now they were just as disappointed.

They had taken many selfies in the theater and posted them on social media, boasting about being able to watch the new play at Millennium Grand Theater.

Now, their tickets were gone. Not only could they not enter the venue, but they had also wasted so much time.

Zelena felt extremely resentful and pretended to be generous as she said, "I had already reserved the tickets, so maybe they have some other connections. Anyway, we should leave. I'm really sorry for making you come all this way for nothing. How about I treat you to a meal later?"

The cheerleaders were furious as they fixed their gazes on Violeta and her group at the ticket counter.

However, they weren't foolish. Although they were angry, the theater was a public place, so rushing over there right now would only make them look like lunatics! They might even be kicked out by the security guards.

"Violeta and Kaylee must have gotten the tickets through Hayden and his friends."

"Lena, Hayden's family has a lot of influence, so it's not surprising that they managed to get a few tickets. Let's just go for now. We'll settle the score with them later!"

Zelena didn't know much about Hayden and his friends. She had only heard that their families were all wealthy second-generation businessmen.

Zoren's family was involved in physical commerce, and they had malls and hotels, among other things.