Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 10 Why Are You So Pretentious?

Before the freshman orientation started, Violeta returned to the lecture hall, where Zelena awaited her. The meeting in the afternoon was an excellent opportunity to show off, and Zelena valued it greatly. She brought two extra outfits in case she wanted to stand out among the new students.

Of course, she also brought an outfit for Violeta. After all, she thought Violeta couldn't afford any pretty outfits after returning to her impoverished family. Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.

When Zelena saw Violeta, she handed Violeta a rectangular box with a smile on her face. However, her smile didn't reach her eyes, and a fleeting sinister expression flashed across her face.

"Sis, I brought a short Chanel dress for you. You can wear it at the freshman orientation this afternoon. You'll love it!" Zelena opened the box and took out the dress inside. It was a beautiful, plain, short, white Chanel-style dress. Anyone with good taste would appreciate it.

Sure enough, a female classmate nearby said enviously, "Wow! It's beautiful. It's this season's latest style, right? I saw it in a magazine!"

"Yes. This dress costs over ten thousand. Zelena, you're so nice to Violeta."

"I think this dress is a limited edition. It was in high demand, and most people couldn't get it!"

Violeta had previously given Zelena a hard time, but Zelena was now kindly giving her a gift. Violeta saw through Zelena's deceit, but everyone else was misled.

Violeta glanced coldly at the dress in Zelena's hands. If she remembered correctly, this dress had made her a laughingstock at the freshman orientation in her previous life!

Violeta initially thought that Zelena genuinely wanted to get close to her when Zelena gave her the dress. She had never expected Zelena to tamper with the dress!

It fit well at first, but the seams slowly started to come apart after she took a few steps because the dress was tight-fitting. As a result, the back of the dress slowly fell apart. It fell off her body shortly after she arrived at the freshman orientation. Her body was almost publicly exposed in front of everyone!

At that time, Violeta was utterly humiliated. Fortunately, a classmate quickly covered her with a jacket in time, which was how she managed to preserve her honor. Otherwise, she would have had to run away naked!

After that, Zelena came to her, crying and feigning ignorance. Zelena said it had nothing to do with her and blamed it on the servant for not checking the threads properly. She claimed the seams had come undone without her knowing.

Violeta had wanted to maintain a good relationship with Zelena in her past life. Coupled with her foolish obedience of wanting to repay Mr. and Mrs. Blake for their kindness, Violeta forgave Zelena. It was ridiculous when Violeta thought about it now.

Violeta casually reached out and took the dress from Zelena.

Zelena thought Violeta was accepting the gift. A cunning and devious expression briefly flickered across her eyes. "Sis, this dress will look good on you. I specially bought it for you."

Violeta sneered. "You bought it specifically for me? I think it's a trap you designed for me!"

Zelena was stunned, "What? Sis, I don't understand what you're saying."

"You don't understand what I'm saying?" Violeta picked up the short dress and pulled the back of the dress gently. The seams tore! If she wore it, she could barely take a few steps before it fell apart!

Zelena was shocked that Violeta had seen through her plan but quickly came to her senses. "How can this happen?! I can't believe this dress is defective!"

Violeta threw the dress back at Zelena and said coldly, "Such a filthy thing is an eyesore to me. Zelena Blake, I don't want to have anything to do with you. Stop bothering me. Don't treat me like a fool by giving me something like this!"

Zelena was dumbfounded. How can this be?! It's impossible! How does this wench know that the dress is ripped?! Zelena was astonished. If the wench doesn't wear this dress, she'll shine at the freshman orientation. I can't accept that!

"Sis, I really didn't know about this. What do you mean? What are you talking about? I had nothing but good intentions. Why is this dress of such poor quality? Sis, please don't misjudge me. Boohoo..." As Zelena spoke, she started crying.

"Hey, Violeta White, you've gone too far!" The classmate sitting next to Zelena couldn't bear to watch and rushed to defend her. "Zelena has been nothing but nice to you. You've lived comfortably in her place for many years, and she never held it against you. In fact, she still thought of you and bought you such an expensive dress. You're simply heartless!"

"That's right. Zelena is so kind, but you're just malicious!"

Malicious? Violeta was fed up with this word! She was labeled as Zelena's cruel older sister, despised by everyone in the entertainment industry, and insulted on Facebook in her past life!

Violeta had explained countless times in her previous life, but no one believed her. Violeta wasn't going to tolerate it anymore! Since they say I'm malicious, I'll show them how nasty I can be!

"What right do you have to criticize me?" Violeta suddenly stood up and looked coldly at the people before her. "You're only sticking up for Zelena because you can benefit from her. You're nothing

more than beggars who want to take advantage of her! In fact, you're worse. They beg openly, but what about you? You're just groveling at Zelena's stinky feet!"

The eyes of Violeta's classmates widened as they retorted, "You stupid…"

Violeta interrupted. "Shut up. I'm not done. I may not be the biological daughter, but I offered to step aside and make way for her since she returned. We're not related by blood and have nothing to do with each other! She calls me 'sis' as if we're close."

"I have a debt to her parents, not to her! Why should I let her have her way? I'm not her parent! None of you can think for yourself. Since you like this dress so much, go ahead and wear it. I'm not going to argue with you any longer!" Violeta fired back rapidly.

Everyone before her was left speechless because Violeta's words actually made a lot of sense.

Zelena was just as shocked as her classmates but secretly pleased. Go ahead and berate them. The more vicious you are, the worse your reputation will be among them! You'll eventually become the target of everyone's criticism.

However, Zelena didn't expect Violeta to be so fearless. Violeta no longer wanted to explain herself or feel guilty. Her primary focus in this life was to stay true to herself!

Zelena cried, "Sis, please don't be angry. Tell me if I made a mistake, and I'll learn from it. We're sisters, and I want to have a good relationship with you. I really… Boohoo..."

"Zelena, stop crying."

"Boohoo... I just want to have a good relationship with my sister. I don't know why this is happening..."

"I said that we're not related to each other." Violeta looked at her coldly. "You keep calling me 'sis.' Why are you so pretentious? Everything coming out of your mouth is trash. I'm afraid we need more trash cans here if this goes on."