Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 268 So You Think You Can Bully Me

Niall figured out what Violeta was thinking and stepped forward to pat her shoulder, saying, "Vio, don't overthink it. Focus on recovering from your injuries first."

"I know, Bro."

Nolan went ahead to sort out the paperwork.

Hayden quietly left the room and called to check on the situation at Zoren's side.

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Inside the ski resort, Zoren and others waited in the infirmary for nearly forty minutes until a woman in a fur coat finally arrived.

After meeting this woman, Zoren realized that the nanny's arrogance was actually tolerable.

Compared to the nanny, this woman's attitude was even more brazen. Her nose jutted at an unnatural angle, and her facial features were typical of someone who had undergone cosmetic surgery. Clad in a mink coat, she gave off the impression of being the mistress of some newly wealthy businessman.

She had barely stepped into the infirmary when she yelled with a hoarse voice, "Who's trying to extort my son? Of all days, you caused trouble for me on New Year's Day. I won't let this slide easily!" The ski resort staff explained the whole situation to her.

Surprisingly, her attitude remained just as arrogant after hearing the explanation.

"Oh, so I'm supposed to be grateful to that woman? Haha, what a joke. She's fortunate she avoided my son. Otherwise, I'd have sued her until she lost everything!"

Observing from the side, Jasper was fed up with her behavior and gave her a head-to-toe scan.

"Hey, lady, it's not your fault for lacking common sense, but it's inappropriate to make people uncomfortable with your ignorance. Your moral compass seems as twisted as your nose. Listen, this isn't about you holding us accoutable anymore. We're going to sue you!"

"You made a really good point earlier. We would sue you until you lost everything."

The woman instantly erupted in fury upon hearing Jasper's words.

"Who are you calling ignorant? Are you out of your mind?"

Her nanny fueled the situation by saying, "Ma'am, they were so arrogant earlier that they forcefully detained me and Mr. Alex. I wanted to protect Mr. Alex and get him out of there, but they were too aggressive, so I couldn't get away."

The woman immediately took out her phone and threatened, "So you think you can bully me, huh? Just you wait! I know the management here."

Zoren put out his cigarette and turned to look at her.

I'm curious to replace out who exactly she knows in the management team.

The woman summoned the ski resort's patrol team captain to the infirmary with a phone call. She also notified the police before Zoren's group, claiming someone was extorting her.

When the patrol team captain arrived at the infirmary, he was bewildered by the crowd present. Even though he was unsure of what had occurred, seeing Zoren and the others gave him a sinking feeling.

These people are big shots who have just arrived at the ski resort today. I heard that one of them is actually the resort's owner. Could the injured woman who was taken away in the car be connected to this?

The woman said with an air of superiority, "Luke, these people have offended me. Put them on the blacklist, and don't sell them tickets to me ever again!"

The patrol team captain was visibly startled by her words, as evidenced by his awkward expression. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the resort manager in the infirmary, and that caused his heart to flutter.

"What are you talking about? Don't talk nonsense. I don't have that kind of authority."

"I am not talking nonsense! Let me

tell you all. I've already called the police. You've offended me, and I won't let you get away with it easily. I will ensure that you can never set foot in this ski resort again. On top of that, I will ensure you can't survive in Quinston!"

Zoren chuckled and said, "So when you said you know someone in the ski resort management, did you mean him?"

He then turned to the supervisor next to him and asked, "She said she wants to put us on a blacklist. What's your take on this?"

The supervisor promptly clarified, "Mr. White, I don't know who this woman is. She's clearly talking nonsense. We would never secretly put guests on a blacklist."

Zoren asked the supervisor, "Her nanny mentioned that she had a ten percent stake in the ski resort. I wasn't aware that any of the resort's shares were held by outsiders. Could you explain this?" Ten percent of the shares?

The woman was somewhat taken aback, and then she turned to look at the nanny.

The nanny stammered, "Ma'am, you mentioned before that your family owns shares in the ski resort. I was just trying to intimidate them, so I told them that your family owns ten percent of the shares." The woman was rendered speechless by the nanny.

Despite that, the woman continued arguing, "We might not have a ten percent stake, but our family does own shares in this ski resort! My husband was the one who built it. Luke, you can vouch for me, right?"

Luke's expression grew more embarrassed. "Stop dragging me into this. I don't know anything about it."

Liam scoffed, "So, this is what you mean when you say you own shares in the ski resort?"

This woman is simply a show-off with nothing real to offer.

The manager clarified, "This ski resort hasn't split any shares. Ms. Violeta owns one hundred percent of the shares.""

The nanny was dumbfounded by the manager's words.

Ms. Violeta?

Her complexion turned ashen.

She believed she had overheard them calling the woman who had crashed into the tree by the name of Vio.

Could it be that the injured woman actually owns this ski resort?

As the nanny dwelled on the thought, fear began to gnaw at her, but it was too late for her to intervene.

At that moment, the police officers who arrived to handle the situation reached the scene. After reviewing the incident, they decided to take all of them back to the station. Thinking she had found support, the woman quickly declared, "Haha, you're in big trouble now."

The police captain was an old friend of her husband, so once they got to the station, these people would be in hot water!

What the woman didn't expect was that upon their arrival at the station, the person who handled the matter wasn't the captain but the police chief himself.