Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism novel Chapter 98

After gathering the bottles, the members of the dance club were filled with joy.

"I think we can declare victory now. We've definitely won."

"Let's count. We already have fifty-seven. We picked up quite a few just now! Hahaha..."

"There's still plenty of time left in the game. At this rate, we will definitely collect over a hundred. What was the previous record for bottle picking?"

"I remember it was sixty-five last year. The record holder was from three years ago. They collected a total of ninety-eight bottles. I heard that everyone in the class participated that time, and it was right after the sports meet, so there were more bottles."

"Ninety-eight bottles. We will definitely break the record this time."

"Opportunities like this won't come again in the future. No one will be able to surpass our record."

"Hahahaha..."

In contrast to the celebration in the dance club, the atmosphere on Violeta's side was somewhat somber.

Only Violeta remained composed, while Kaylee and the others felt dejected.

Violeta reassured them, saying, "Don't worry, we'll wait for reinforcements."

The senior asked in surprise, "Reinforcements?"

Kaylee asked, "Do we still have reinforcements?"

Violeta replied, "Of course."

They should be coming soon. The basketball game should be over by now.

The bottle picking game started at six o'clock, and the basketball game ended at seven o'clock.

Violeta anticipated that Casey would also participate in the bottle picking game and made a plan in advance.

When the senior asked for Violeta's help to join the bottle picking game, Violeta mentioned it in the group chat.

Upon learning that Violeta was going to participate in the game, Hayden and his friends teased and mocked her as the bottle-picking girl.

But jokes aside.

They were not hesitant at all and agreed to participate together.

However, they couldn't come right away because the game started at six o'clock, and they finished playing basketball at seven o'clock.

Kaylee suddenly realized and said, "Oh, did you invite the club president and the others to come too?"

The senior asked, "Huh? The club president and the others are participating too?"

Violeta nodded and said, "They will be here soon."

People from the dance club nearby overheard Violeta's words.

They whispered, "It seems like Violeta also invited Jasper and his friends from the tennis club."

"That's impossible. Jasper and his friends are all wealthy guys. How could they come to pick bottles? That is just wishful thinking."

"I agree. Those guys from the tennis club are all wealthy. They have never participated in this game before. How could they join this year?"

"I don't believe Violeta has that kind of influence."

"Neither do I..."

Hattie turned to Zelena and asked, "My older brother is also in the tennis club, right?"

Zelena nodded. "Yes."

Hattie imagined the icy Liam. It was hard to believe that Violeta could persuade him to join.

After Hattie and Benson returned to the Ridge family, they thought they would be treated the same as Liam because, after all, they also carried the Ridge family bloodline.

But they didn't expect that, although the Ridge family acknowledged their identities, Liam was the one with absolute authority in the Ridge family.

If Liam was present at home, no one would start to eat until he sat at the table!