Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 78

The voting had a significant impact on Violeta's position on the campus belle chart, creating a buzz among the students.

Anticipating Violeta's performance, many people rushed to the campus belle chart to vote for her.

In the evening, Violeta surpassed Zelena, who was in first place.

Zelena closely monitored the votes on the campus belle chart. When she saw that Violeta had overtaken her, she became furious. She immediately contacted someone to manipulate the votes and ensure that she stayed ahead of Violeta.

Previously, Zelena had manipulated the votes by a small margin, making it difficult to detect.

However, this time, Zelena was too impatient. The sudden surge in votes caught the attention of many people, including the organizers behind the scenes and the other contestants on the chart.

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D-3 Moon Festival.

In the afternoon, fate brought Violeta into an unexpected encounter with Casey and her friends from the dance club in the corridor of the teaching building.

It was a fleeting moment, yet they deliberately blocked Violeta's path.

Whenever Violeta veered left, they followed suit; whenever she shifted right, they mirrored her. It was a classic act of provocation.

On the other side of the corridor, Nolan had just finished inspecting the cleanliness with some members of the student council. They happened to witness the scene where Casey was blocking Violeta.

Nolan's eyes narrowed, filled with anger.

"Violeta, don't be complacent just because you have a high number of votes on the forum. You still have a long way to go compared to us."

The bell rang, and Violeta held her textbook in her arms, calmly looking at Casey. A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips as she mockingly said, "Do you think you're that capable?"

Casey narrowed her eyes and retorted, "I might not be the best, but I'm still superior to you. It's in your best interest to keep your distance from Jasper. Don't say you weren't warned if things go awry."

Violeta asked, "What if I don't stay away?"

Casey chuckled in anger. "Violeta, your empty words are meaningless. If boasting was effective, then the world would be full of billionaires. This society values strength. Our club president comes from a wealthy and influential family and is also the chancellor of Toland University. If you don't leave Jasper, all you can expect is to drop out of school. Don't believe me? Just wait and see."

"Oh, drop out," Violeta sighed, her tone changing. "I'm so scared."

"You might as well warn Jasper to stay away from me," Violeta continued.

Violeta and Jasper were just friends.

Casey's actions were typical of someone who couldn't control Jasper, so she resorted to threatening Violeta.

Coincidentally, Violeta was the least afraid of threats.

Violeta was ready to leave when Casey once again stood in her way and said, "You're nothing more than a substitute for our club president, yet you're so happy being a substitute. How foolish."

"Hmph! You can't even be a substitute. Do you care so much about who Jasper is with? Do you like him?"

"You!"

Whether Violeta hit a nerve or not, Casey became furious and raised her hand to strike Violeta's face.

At that moment, Nolan happened to walk behind them and swiftly blocked Casey's swinging hand.

And Violeta retaliated by slapping Casey across the face.

"Smack!"

A hot slap mark appeared on Casey's face.

Casey turned her face to the side, covering her face with her other hand, looking shocked at Violeta. "You!"

Violeta twisted her wrist and said icily, "I have my limits when it comes to patience. People from your dance club are as bothersome as flies. Don't think you're the only one who can hit. Next time, have Lucy come in person to speak harshly to me and see if she gets slapped just like you!"

She didn't slap her in the cafeteria last time, so she couldn't let her go without a slap this time in the hallway.

If they wanted to treat her like a doormat, they had to see if they had the capability.

The members of the dance club turned to Nolan and exclaimed immediately, "Nolan, did you see what just happened? Violeta has a terrible attitude, and her credits should be deducted!"

"And we need to inform her parents!"

"Yes!"

Nolan let go of Casey's hand and softly said to Violeta, "You should go back to class first."

Violeta lifted her leg and walked away.