Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 636

Aster stepped back and muttered, "Be careful."

The men glanced at Aster and continued walking without a word, their masks giving them a somewhat suspicious appearance.

This was the exit used by the artists. Were they hotel staff?

Aster wondered to himself until Violeta emerged from inside.

"Ms. White, did you notice a few men in work clothes as you came out just now?"

"Hmm? No, I was in the restroom earlier."

"Those men seemed like they were up to something."

"Like what?"

"I'm not sure. Let's drop it and go. Felix has brought the car around."

As he spoke, Aster handed Violeta a hat and mask. "The hotel offered me a key card earlier, but I didn't take it."

The event organizers had arranged separate luxury suites for the headlining artists.

It would have been more convenient for them to stay at the hotel, but since Violeta had no plans to stay, Aster did not accept the room key.

Suddenly, Violeta paused and turned around.

"What's wrong, Ms. White?" Aster asked.

Violeta inquired, "Since you didn't take the key card, do you know who the staff gave it to?"

"I'm not sure," Aster replied, "but since we didn't stay, it was probably given to another A-list celebrity. There are only a few A-list celebrities here today; you could easily count them. It might be Zelena or Ophelia." "I saw Ophelia's assistant picking up a key card earlier. It's likely her then."

A quick thought flashed through Violeta's mind.

Could it be what she suspected?

Violeta's eyelashes fluttered slightly, she paused and then donned her mask and hat.

"Ms. White, what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Let's go."

According to Zelena's scheme, Violeta would have been too intoxicated to leave the hotel if she had consumed the tampered drink, and events would have naturally followed a certain course. However, Violeta had not drunk that beverage, nor did she stay at the hotel.

Instead, it was Ophelia who ended up drinking heavily. Violeta's key card, handled by Ophelia's assistant, inadvertently led her to stay in the room meant for Violeta. What

mences might that entail?

Violeta climbed into the car and they left the venue.

Numerous paparazzi loitered at the event's entrance.

As they drove away, Violeta's eyes quickly scanned the paparazzi with their cameras.

Suddenly, one paparazzo recognized the license plate of Violeta's car and shouted, "It's Violeta White's car!"

The cameras pivoted towards them, but thankfully, Felix swiftly drove off, avoiding any traffic complications.

Back at Liberty Grove, Hilary caught Shania sneaking in a secure passageway.

Shania had managed to replace out where Violeta was staying through some connections.

With Evelina wrapping up her work, Shania's slacking was noticed by Evelina, who was not pleased.

To mend their strained relationship, Shania vowed to Evelina that she would replace the man next to Violeta within a week.

Shania had initially thought Violeta

was just another simple resident of Liberty Grove, perhaps renting like Evelina. Yet, it turned out that Violeta owned an apartment on the floor with the priciest sky garden in Liberty Grove-a stunning yet extraordinarily expensive property.

Due to Liberty Grove's strict privacy rules, the elevator could only be accessed with a homeowner's key card. Shania found herself having to exert great effort to climb the stairs

via the emergency exit.

It was worth noting that the sky garden floor is actually a penthouse, and by the time Shania reached the top, she was thoroughly exhausted.

She was just about to sit on the stairs to rest when she was spotted by Hilary.

Shania could not figure out how she had been detected. She had not even peeked her head out, simply sitting down at the emergency exit.

Hilary, despite her speech impediment, possessed exceptionally acute other senses. Where one ability was diminished, her other senses-vision, hearing, taste, and touch-were heightened.

That night, as Hilary stepped out to dispose of the trash and waited for the elevator, she detected the sound of heavy breathing emanating from the emergency exit.