Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 85 Giving A Shocking Blow

Every word from Violeta pierced Zelena's heart.

Zelena had spent a significant amount of money, hoping to become the campus belle of Toland University.

However, instead of becoming the campus belle, she had become a laughingstock!

She had wasted thousands of dollars for nothing.

She was speechless and unable to express her bitterness.

Not only was she unable to speak, but she also had to continue pretending to be ignorant and innocent.

"I genuinely didn't know. I'm sorry, Senior. I unintentionally disrupted the fairness of the competition, but I truly didn't know about this matter."

"I don't lack these thousands of dollars, but couldn't I have used them to treat my friends to a lavish meal? Why would I go and manipulate the votes? I would never knowingly commit such an act. Please believe me."

The senior had underestimated Zelena's shamelessness. She thought that presenting the evidence would be enough to prove her guilt.

But she hadn't expected Zelena to twist the truth and come up with a different explanation.

Now she couldn't deny the possibility that malicious vote manipulation had occurred, leading to Zelena's disqualification.

Members of the dance club below shouted.

"Now that it's been investigated, it's the perfect opportunity to clear Lena's name."

"Yes, Lena is not the type of person to do such things."

"Just earlier, she was so kind-hearted and even took the blame for Casey. She would never do something like this."

"I bet someone secretly manipulated the votes to harm her! I won't say who."

The senior was left speechless.

She looked at Violeta.

After exchanging glances, the senior could only say, "Alright. Since that's the case, we will reset all the votes that were manipulated backstage. Zelena, do you have any objections?"

All the manipulated votes would be reset, and the IP address of the computer used for vote manipulation would be blocked.

Zelena's thousands of dollars went down the drain.

If she had known earlier, she might not have manipulated the votes in the first place!

It was all for nothing!

Zelena couldn't replace any joy in this situation, but not being disqualified from the competition was already the best outcome.

She forced a smile and said, "Okay, thank you, Senior. Thank you all for speaking up for me."

With the two farces coming to an end, everyone could finally disperse.

After Zelena's manipulated votes were reset, she instantly dropped from first place to seventh.

Although she didn't fall out of the top ten, the gap between her and Violeta was too wide. She was left far behind!

The two farces had finally come to an end.

Violeta stepped down from the stage and was surrounded by the members of the tennis club.

It was a double joy!

Violeta had not only won first place in the Moon Festival on behalf of the tennis club but was also firmly in first place for the second round of the campus belle competition.

Everyone knew that once you secured first place in the second round, your ranking in the third round was almost guaranteed.

Moreover, Violeta had performed a ballet dance tonight. With so many people in the audience, they were not fools. It was certain that Violeta's votes would skyrocket again once they returned home. Who would dare to compete with her for the top spot in the campus belle competition?

"Vio, you're amazing!"

"The members of the dance club were arrogant before. Now that Zelena's manipulated votes have been reset, let's see if they're still proud!"

They were talking when Kaylee suddenly felt a bump on her arm.

Kaylee turned her head to look and saw Lucy walking towards them with a few members of the dance club.

The members of the tennis club stood behind Violeta, with a group of boys supporting her. Violeta stood in the middle with Kaylee, forming a sharp contrast with the group of girls from the dance club. They whispered in hushed voices, asking, "Why are they approaching us?"

"Did they lose the match and now they want revenge?"

"Come on, who's scared of them?"

But they were overthinking. Lucy was not someone who couldn't handle defeat. She didn't come here to cause trouble.

She approached Violeta, calmly inspecting the dance costume she was wearing, and asked, "Violeta, who taught you how to dance?"

By the way, Violeta was also wearing the emerald green bracelet that Grace had given her earlier today.

"Why do you want to know?" Violeta replied.

Lucy slightly lowered her eyelids and responded, "I'm curious. You don't seem like someone without a dance background. Although the dance club lost today, I didn't lose to you. From a professional perspective, I can see your weaknesses, but the audience couldn't. I'm very curious about who taught you."

Before Violeta could respond, a cool and clear voice came from behind them.

"It's Grace!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw Nydia and Hazel, accompanied by a group of people from the sports school, approaching.

Not far behind them, Hayden and his group were strolling towards them.

Nydia said, "It's Grace Parker who taught her."

Hazel added, "Exactly."

Upon receiving the correct answer, Lucy lowered her eyelashes.

Indeed, it was Grace.

In fact, Lucy already knew the answer before she came to ask.

But she was unwilling to believe that Violeta could be so fortunate and receive Grace's teachings, so she sought confirmation.

"Grace? Didn't the president say Grace is no longer teaching? Can't you at least come up with a better lie? Besides, just because you say she was taught by Grace, does that mean it actually happened? Then, I can also mention that I am a disciple of the national dance master!"

Someone raised a question.

Nydia and Hazel couldn't help but laugh.

They ignored the person who raised the question and turned to Lucy instead.

"Lucy, care to explain?"

Lucy turned her head and glanced at the members behind her, saying, "These two are Grace's disciples."

"What?"

The Nelson twins became Grace's disciples at a very young age because their mother was a close friend of hers.

So they were not only Grace's disciples but they could also be considered Grace's goddaughters.

If their words were not trustworthy, then no one in this world could be trusted.

Just like Lucy, the Nelson twins also started learning dance at a young age. Moreover, they were wealthy heiresses in the same social circle. Although their relationship was not good, they had known each other for over ten years.

The person who raised the question blushed and dared not speak again.

Lucy looked at Violeta and chuckled, "Wow, you're lucky. Grace stopped teaching a long time ago. How did you manage to impress her?"

This can only be attributed to Violeta having a good connection. It's Niall's credit that he was able to persuade Grace.

Hazel asked, "Why did you need to impress her? When a talented person meets someone who appreciates her, the teacher takes her as the last disciple. Vio is our teacher's final closed-door disciple." Nydia nodded, "She's our junior, so we came here today to support her."

What did they say?

Grace took Violeta as her final closed-door disciple.

This is a shocking revelation!

Everyone in the dance club was wide-eyed.

"What?"

After a moment of shock, Lucy burst into laughter and shook her head, saying, "Violeta, you are the biggest surprise I've encountered since returning to the country. Since Grace has taken a liking to you, I'm curious about what accomplishments you will achieve in the future. The days are still long, and I genuinely hope to see you on the stage of the Lotus Award."