Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 60 False Accusations

Violeta relaxed by putting on earmuffs and an eye mask.

At some point, Zelena approached with milk and bread.

"Sis, have you had breakfast? Have some bread and milk!" she said.

Kaylee glanced at Zelena and replied, "No need."

However, Zelena ignored her response and threw the bread and milk towards Violeta, saying, "Sis!"

Violeta, who was not asleep, raised her hand to block the milk and bread, causing them to fall to the ground.

She removed her eye mask and looked at Zelena coldly.

"Sis, if you don't want to eat, why did you throw the bread and milk on the ground? It's such a waste of food!" she said.

Zelena squatted down to pick up the milk and bread, patting off the invisible dust with a pained expression.

This scene was witnessed by several members of the cheerleaders.

The cheerleaders and the tennis club were already at odds, both competing for the top spot as Toland University's most popular clubs. Seeing Violeta's arrogant expression, they naturally took advantage of the situation.

"The tennis club is really something. What a noble princess! Can't even be satisfied with milk and bread?"

"This is too much. If you don't want to eat, why throw it on the ground?"

"Lena woke up early today to buy milk and bread for us. Actually, she didn't have a share from the tennis club. But now she gave them a share and they didn't even appreciate it!"

Zelena heard their words and a smirk of successful scheming appeared in her eyes.

She walked over and said, "Everyone, stop talking and don't misunderstand. Maybe just now the car bumped a little and Sis couldn't catch the milk and bread. It accidentally fell on the ground. Let's not talk about it anymore. Don't ruin the harmony."

"Bumped? There was no bump just now. It was perfectly fine!"

Zelena's excuse was truly ridiculous.

The members of the dance club didn't accept it. They just wanted to start a fight!

"You people from the tennis club are ungrateful for the benefits you receive. Now you're bullying us in front of our dance club. Do you think we're idiots?"

"Lena, stop being the peacemaker. The tennis club has been arrogant more than twice. It's disgusting! We might as well feed the bread and milk to the dogs!"

"If it wasn't for Lena bringing us to rehearse and working hard to mediate, I wouldn't want to be their cheerleader!"

The argument was about to escalate.

The members of the tennis club couldn't tolerate being insulted by their arch-rivals from the dance club.

One member of the tennis club stood up and said, "Can you guys stop already? Isn't it just bread and milk falling on the ground? I thought it was a big deal, but you keep arguing. Do you think we have to rely on your dance club to be our cheerleaders? Don't think so highly of yourselves!"

Some people echoed, "Yeah! This time we're playing in the league to bring glory to the school, not for ourselves. You guys should remember that you're not here to be our cheerleaders, you're representing the school."

"It's ridiculous, as if we need you guys!"

Zelena had initially wanted to blame Violeta for this, but she didn't expect the dance club to get into an argument with the tennis club.

If the two clubs fall apart before the league, it won't be good.

She felt embarrassed and quickly said, "Everyone, stop arguing! We're about to arrive. Let's not ruin the atmosphere."

At this moment, Zelena realized the seriousness of the situation and began to mediate.

Kaylee, who was seated in the back, sneered and stood up, pointing at Zelena. "Zelena, are you finished with your act? It was you who threw the milk and bread at Violeta's face. If she hadn't reacted quickly, she would have been hit!"

"Anyone would know to dodge if something is coming towards their face, right?"

"Unless you're not human, you wouldn't dodge!"

Zelena frowned and turned to Kaylee, saying, "I didn't do it. I was trying to hand the milk and bread to Sis!"

Kaylee retorted, "You're making excuses. Let's see how you explain it. Maybe you didn't expect it, but I was recording on my phone just now. I captured the entire incident of you throwing the milk and bread!" After boarding the bus, Kaylee wanted to record the scenery along the way.

Unfortunately, her phone's camera quality isn't as good as Violeta's, so she borrowed Violeta's phone to record. Meanwhile, Violeta was sleeping next to her.

She happened to capture the scene when Zelena approached and threw the milk and bread.

"What did you say?"

Zelena's expression froze upon hearing this.

Kaylee picked up the phone directly and showed everyone the recorded video.

In the video, it was evident that Zelena threw the milk and bread at Violeta. But fortunately, Violeta reacted quickly and blocked it with her hand.

After watching the video, everyone looked at Zelena with strange eyes.

Zelena immediately acted pitiful and cried, saying, "No, I didn't mean to. I was helping everyone move things in the morning. When I walked to the back to get bread and milk for them, my hand accidentally slipped. I really didn't mean it. You all have to believe me!"

Members of the tennis club knew that Zelena had previously clashed with Violeta.

It seemed like they held a grudge against each other.

However, the members of the dance club were unaware of this. Since Zelena joined the dance club, she has also contributed a lot to everyone. They all believed Zelena was a good person.

So, when they saw her being accused, they naturally defended her.

"What do you mean by this? Are all of you ganging up on a girl like this?"

"Yeah, Lena woke up early today and bought a lot of things. Isn't it tiring to carry them all here? So what if she accidentally dropped them? Besides, can bread hitting someone's face harm them?"

"Whose face can't withstand a hit? Is it made of tofu?"

Several members of the dance club turned to look at the back row and saw Violeta sitting there. They immediately burst into laughter.

"Hey, isn't that the second-place winner?"

"Isn't that Violeta, the second-ranked campus belle? No wonder she's making a big deal out of this. Lena is first, and you're second. You must be thrilled with all these people defending you, right?" "What a conniving person!"

In an instant, the tables turned, and all the attacks were directed towards Violeta.

Even though Violeta hadn't uttered a word the whole time, she was still being attacked. It seemed like there was no one left to support her.

Kaylee was taken aback. With video evidence available, she couldn't believe that the dance club was still lying to support Zelena.

Kaylee asked, "What does this have to do with Violeta? What does this have to do with the campus belle ranking?"

"Heh, speaking of the campus belle ranking, who doesn't know that Zelena's votes are questionable? The authorities are currently investigating. What are you so proud of?" Kaylee's words instantly ignited the anger of the dance club.

"What do you mean? What do you mean by fake votes? Your tennis club just can't compete with us, so now you're resorting to false accusations!"