Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 624 Shania Is Lurking Around Again

Shania's gaze was filled with disdain as she looked at Ms. Silverleaf and Hilary as if they weren't even worth her time. Without saying another word, she turned and walked away. Evelina had rented an apartment in Building 7, close to the central courtyard. It was just a building away from Violeta's Sky Garden.

The layouts of the apartments in Liberty Grove were quite similar. Except for the Sky Garden, most of the units were pretty much the same.

The apartment was rented by Evelina. Shania and Jenny were just there to help her move in. However, they had also brought their own luggage along.

While Shania had been bold in front of the security guards, she felt uneasy about Jenny's actions.

"Jenny, won't Evelina be upset if we do this?"

Jenny snorted. "Why? This place is huge. Can she fill it all by herself? Besides, when she's on set, we still have to investigate some things here. It's much more convenient to stay here than to live elsewhere."

"But Evelina doesn't like us living with her," Shania pointed out. Whenever they traveled across cities for work, Evelina always booked separate hotel rooms for them.

Jenny turned and patted Shania on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Shania. We've got something on her. She wouldn't dare cross us. Don't forget, when Ava had that issue, who do you think found the right people to help her debut as the lead? "Without me, Evelina wouldn't be where she is today. Just because she's making money now doesn't mean she can ditch me. No way!

"If she earns three dollars, I'm taking at least one of them."

Jenny's eyes gleamed with greed.

Shania nodded in agreement. "You're right. We need to stick to her. There's no way she's having a good life while leaving us in the dust."

Shania's little performance at the gate had certainly left an impression on Ms. Silverleaf and Hilary.

Ms. Silverleaf had lived in Liberty Grove for years, and the first thing she did was ask around about the new tenants. To her surprise, she found out they were celebrities!

It wasn't uncommon for Liberty Grove to house famous people-after all, Violeta was a celebrity too.

Ms. Silverleaf asked her friend nonchalantly, "Which celebrity is it?"

Her friend replied, "I think her name is Eve something... She's a woman. Oh, right, I remember now, it's Evelina Drayton!"

Evelina Drayton.

Ms. Silverleaf recognized the name. She was in the same agency as Violeta.

After chatting a bit more with her friend, Ms. Silverleaf hung up.

Something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She turned to Hilary. "Hilary, an actress has moved into the neighborhood. She's with the same company as Ms. Violeta. We should keep an eye on this." Hilary nodded.

In the following days, Jenny

accompanied Evelina to the film set,

het

while Shania stayed behind at Liberty Grove, trying to figure out who Violeta was dating. The most straightforward approach was to è out the parking lot and see who drove away in that Audi A8.

Luckily, Violeta had left for filming, and Hayden was away on a business trip to Newham.

This meant that Shania never caught sight of him, though Hilary did not notice her suspicious behavior.

Shania spent her days lurking

around the entrance of the

community. Others might not know

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what she was up to, but Hilary quickly realized that Shania was watching the cars-especially the license plates.

Hilary reported this to Ms. Silverleaf.

Ms. Silverleaf wasted no time and called Violeta to inform her.

Violeta, who was busy on set, was a bit slow to react. "You're saying Evelina moved to Liberty Grove?"

"Yes. There's a short, skinny woman

who's been hanging around the

entrance for the past few days. Hilary said she's been checking out the license plates. I don't think this is

a simple matter. Do you think they

might be targeting us?"

A short, skinny woman? That could only be one of Evelina's two assistant cousins, either Jenny or Shania.

Violeta narrowed her eyes. "Has Hayden returned?"

Ms. Silverleaf replied, "Mr. Frost is still on a business trip in Newham. He hasn't returned yet."