Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 57 Zelena's Madness!

A few days later, as Zelena and Violeta's popularity continued to soar, their votes quickly surpassed those of the two higher-ranking seniors.

On this particular day, at the tennis court.

Zelena was enthusiastically distributing water to everyone.

In the lounge, the senior sat in front of her computer, while Kaylee and Violeta were changing into their training uniforms.

"Oh no, Violeta, your ranking has been surpassed." Kaylee zipped up her uniform and hopped over to look at the screen. "Ah, it's true! Vio, your ranking has been surpassed." Violeta calmly sat on a stool to put on her shoes. She didn't react much to what they said.

After Violeta's new photo was uploaded, it had a significant impact.

This was because the photo looked more natural, without heavy makeup. As a result, it attracted not only men but also women.

In the second round, shortly after it started, Violeta was immediately pushed to first place, with Zelena in second.

However, Zelena's ranking had unexpectedly surpassed Violeta's, now taking the first position!

"Zelena surpassed you and became first. How annoying! How could Zelena surpass you?" Kaylee expressed her dissatisfaction.

Violeta finally finished putting on her shoes and walked over to take a glance at the screen.

Violeta's votes were currently over seventeen thousand, while Zelena had twenty thousand votes.

Within a short period, Zelena's votes had increased by three thousand, surpassing Violeta. This was clearly unreasonable!

Even the senior noticed that something was amiss with the vote count.

"The vote seems off." Kaylee crossed her arms and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I think so too. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Vio is more attractive than Zelena. Zelena's votes were not as high as Vio's before, so how could they suddenly skyrocket in such a short time? Something fishy is going on!"

Recalling her previous life, Violeta vaguely remembered that in the three rounds of the pageant, Zelena's rankings in the first two rounds were not particularly high. It was only in the third round that her votes suddenly surged, surpassing the second place by twice the amount!

In her previous life, Zelena had always had a good reputation in school.

She was friendly, polite, came from a wealthy family, and was also beautiful. She excelled in her studies...

Everyone liked her.

So, it didn't seem strange for her to take first place in the campus beauty rankings.

However, thinking about it now, something seemed suspicious.

Her sudden surge in votes was indeed quite unreasonable.

The senior narrowed her eyes. "I will investigate the back-end data, Violeta. Don't worry, I will ensure the fairness of this pageant."

It seemed that the senior also suspected that Zelena's votes were manipulated.

Violeta smiled. "I trust you. Let's go out and train first."

"Okay, off you go!"

Kaylee left the lounge with Violeta.

"Vio, do you think Zelena's votes were manipulated? Who knows what she's up to!" Violeta shook the racket in her hand and casually said, "It's better not to speak about things without evidence, Kay." Although it was already evident, speaking out would only invite disputes or misunderstandings caused by gossip and possibly label her as 'jealous'.

Kaylee playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "Tch, I just can't stand that two-faced woman!"

"I was deceived by her hypocrisy before, but later, I found out what kind of person she really is."

As they spoke, the two walked to the tennis court, preparing for practice.

After they stepped out, they saw Zelena distributing water to the club members, wearing a cheerleader's short skirt uniform. Her long legs under the skirt were quite alluring.

Zelena deliberately tried to impress the members of the tennis club, with the simple goal of getting their votes.

She was aware that all the members of the tennis club were voting for Violeta, and this made her furious. Was she inferior to Violeta? Surely Violeta must have provided them with some personal advantages! Zelena cleverly suspected Violeta's ulterior motives, but she failed to recognize that Violeta had not done anything at all.