Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 42

Chapter 42 As You Wish, We'll Have Everything in The Store

Most of the participants in the campus belle pageant come from the

performing arts and dance departments, with a few from other majors. It was widely known that these two departments had the most beautiful girls, so the competition was quite fierce.

To welcome new members, Jasper reserved the Heaven Hotel for a banquet on the weekend. All members of the tennis club would attend the internal gathering, and even some students from other departments would also participate.

The day before the banquet, Kaylee started to feel anxious. So she asked Violeta to go shopping for clothes on Saturday.

When Violeta arrived at the mall with Tuna, Kaylee had not arrived yet, so she went to a beverage shop and ordered two cups of coffee to wait for her.

The owner of the Sunset Cafe finally decided to hand over the shop to Violeta. The couple also stayed in the cafe to continue working for Violeta. Violeta was thrilled with their decision and promised them that she would turn the cafe's slow business around and make it popular!

When Kaylee arrived at the beverage shop, Violeta was sitting at a table wearing a trendy white short-sleeved shirt, quietly playing with her phone. In the bag next to her, a furry head poked out to squint at the sun. This scene looked peaceful and beautiful. The sunlight streamed in from the window, shining on Violeta's profile, and the drinks on the table were emitting a cool

mist.

Kaylee walked over with a smile on her face. "Vio, you looked so beautiful just now! If this photo were used for the pageant, you would definitely be in the top ten instantly." Violeta was replying to a group message when she heard Kaylee's voice. So, she put away her phone and pointed to the drink in front of her. "I got your some coffee."

"Thank you!" Kaylee pointed to Tuna in her bag, saying, "Is this the little wolf cub we found when we went for military training last time? Oh my, why is it sa chubby now? It must be well-nourished!"

Not only that, but Tuna's food was specially prepared, and its meals were much better than those of ordinary people. Tuna opened its eyes and glanced at Kaylee, seemingly recognizing her. It did not make a sound and closed its eyes again.

Violeta picked up her bag. "This little guy is growing too fast. I won't bring it out anymore in the future."

Kaylee smiled.

The two of them left the shop and entered the shopping mall.

Kaylee wanted to buy a dress and spent a long time picking with Violeta. Every dress they liked was way beyond Kaylee's budget.

When they were about to choose a dress in a luxury women's clothing store, they unexpectedly ran into Zelena and her two companions.

Zelena was surrounded by several salespeople, with Gillian and Candy by her side.

Since Lily was expelled, Zelena promised to take Gillian and Candy shopping to win them over.

They probably did not expect to run into Violeta and Kaylee, so both sides were a little surprised.

Zelena had already accumulated quite a few shopping bags, clearly indicating that she had made a lot of purchases.

On the other hand, Violeta did not have a single bag, suggesting that she had not bought anything at all.

A smile suddenly appeared on Zelena's face. That deceitful Violeta had been pretending to be rich in class, but now her true colors were exposed. She only managed to live in Liberty Grove by relying on men!

Today was the perfect opportunity to expose her, and Zelena could not let it slip by.

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Kaylee did not want to get into a conflict with them, so she whispered to Violeta, "Vio, let's go to another store."

Violeta, accompanied by Kaylee, turned to leave. However, at that moment,

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Zelena's voice interrupted, "Violeta, why are you leaving? We had such a fateful encounter, so why didn't you say hi before leaving?"

Gillian and Candy immediately grasped Zelena's intention and added, "Yeah, you just entered the store not long ago, and now you're leaving without even looking around!" "Oh, could it be that they can't afford anything? Haha!"

"You don't have to say it out loud! They don't have a single shopping bag in their hands. So, they're probably just here to enjoy the air conditioning at the mall! How ridiculous." Kaylee felt uncomfortable upon hearing these words.

It was her idea to go shopping for clothes today. Violeta had no intention of making any purchases anyway.

She did not expect to run into Zelena and her friends, which led to Violeta being misunderstood and mocked.

Kaylee turned her head and said to them, "Can't you show some manners?"

Gillian retorted, "Who's the one that lacks manners? I think it's those who pick out a bunch of clothes and don't buy anything who lack manners!"

Candy chimed in, "Yeah! How funny, why are you defending Violeta? What benefits did Violeta give you? You should also consider their character when you're making friends with someone! Someone like Violeta, who has no money and poor character, is also aggressive and malicious! Only the blind wants to be friends with her!"

Kaylee exploded with anger and pointed at the two of them, saying, "Have you ever heard that birds of a feather flock together? I've never seen someone who attracts dogs like Zelena! What is a dog attracted to?"

Violeta replied expressionlessly, "Trash."

They echoed each other. Kaylee laughed and said, "Yes! It's trash! But I think some people are even worse than trash!"

Zelena's face immediately turned gloomy after she was scolded.

However, she quickly put on a pitiful act and continued, "Violeta, there must be a misunderstanding between us. Actually, I came out today to buy clothes for

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Cillian nodded. "Yeah Lena la beautiful and kind hearted, unlike some people who pretend to be rich even though they have no money. Going shopping together without buying anything is just taking advantage of other people's services, right? If it were me, I would hang a sign at the door that says 'Only enter if you intend to buy!"

Candy said, "Well, we shouldn't phrase it like that. After all, there aren't many generous people like Lena. Maybe Kaylee doesn't deserve Violeta's money. But some people are just so devoted to her that it's laughable. We will never understand."

Actually, when Kaylee thought the clothes were too expensive and did not buy them, Violeta offered to buy them for her.

However, Kaylee refused, believing that friends should have a pure relationship without involving money.

She didn't want to involve personal interests like a vampire sucking their friend's blood.

Yet, Gillian and Candy were undoubtedly labeling Violeta as someone who lacked the money to treat friends but liked to pretend to be rich.

Violeta lacked many things, but money was not one of them!

Violeta pulled Kaylee into the store and said, "Kay, choose anything you like."

Kaylee quickly whispered, "Vio, it's not worth it. Don't get carried away and waste money. Let's go."

Violeta said, "Just consider it as a gift for successfully joining the tennis club

as partners."

Kaylee said, "But..."

Candy interrupted them, "Oh, can't you just admit that you don't have money? Is it that difficult?"

Gillian said, "Why bother choosing? If you're really that wealthy, just buy the

whole store!"

They used a sarcastic tone to provoke Violeta.

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Violeta did not fall for it, but today she wanted to give them a good reality

check!

She pulled Kaylee into the store and calmly said, "As you wish, we'll take everything in the store