Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism



"It's okay. I don't think she did it on purpose. It's almost time, so I'll leave first," Mandy said before leaving.

Jasper simply responded with a soft hum.

After Mandy left, Jasper's expression became somewhat despondent.

What he said just now was also a reminder to himself.

The blockbuster success of "The Golden Ages" marked a milestone leap for Apex Entertainment.

Although this was a collective team effort, Jasper gained more recognition than the others for this achievement as the CEO of Apex Entertainment. Following this success, the Weekley family considered having Jasper take over other business sectors. In the near future, he would no longer be the CEO of Apex Entertainment.

The wedding invitation was given to Jasper privately by Hayden.

Jasper accepted the invitation and said he would definitely attended the wedding.

The hall where Hayden and Violeta were going to hold their wedding was booked by Jasper through someone he had a relationship with.

He didn't know what wedding gift to give, so he arranged the wedding venue.

On the wedding day, Jasper attended in a gorgeous dress, sat in the audience and watched the whole scene, then clapped and blessed them. It was not as hard to accept as imagined.

Or maybe he had already imagined this future in his mind when he went to Wiltonshire, and now it can be said that the assumption had come true. The people who came to Violeta and Hayden's wedding were basically acquaintances.

After the ceremony, Jasper and Liam stood together and chatted, until Cynthia came over and asked Jasper to join her in socializing with the elders. Jasper knew that this was another excuse.

Cynthia never gave up on letting Jasper go on a blind date.

She had been quiet for a while. However, perhaps because she saw that Hayden and Violeta were getting married today, she became worried and started to set Jasper up with girls again.

This time, Jasper still didn't want to go, but he was dragged along half-heartedly.

"Jas, this is Mrs. Yates. I told you before."

Since he had come to socialize, it wasn't Jasper's character to keep giving others the cold shoulders.

He smiled and said politely, "Hello, Mrs. Yates."

The few of them stood together chatting casually, and Jasper gave half-hearted responses until two lovely girls approached them. Cynthia, "Oh, is this your youngest daughter, Josie?"

Mrs. Yates nodded. "Yes, this is the first time she has joined me for on such an occasion. Josie, Jessie, this is Mrs. Weekley and Jasper."

I know the Yates family has an older daughter named Jessie Yates, but I've never heard of a younger daughter named Josie Yates.

From the conversation, Jasper

learned that Josie had been weak

since childhood and had been raised by her godmother in the countryside. After more than a decade, she was

finally brought back this year

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Josie and Jessie were from the same roots, but they had different educational environments since childhood, which had cultivated them into two people with different personalities.

Jessie was bright, generous, and graceful.

Josie was a little timid and not outstanding enough.

Cynthia took a fancy to Jessie and wanted to set her up with Jasper.

But Jasper had been in contact with rich girls since he was a child, and now he was immune to the term "rich girls." There fore, the one who caught his eyes was actually the timid Josie.

When he saw Josie for the first time, Jasper only thought of one sentence: The same fate but a different destiny.

Perhaps it was because Jasper saw that Josie was uncomfortable in front of them, so he spoke up to help her out.

"Mrs. Weekley, I want to talk to Josie. Is it convenient for me to take her there?"

"It's alright. Josie, you go with Jasper. He will take care of you."

Cynthia's expression froze for a moment. She thought that Jasper was attracted to Josie, who came back from the countryside, and not to Jessie, who was raised in luxury.Têxt belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Jasper took Josie aside and sat there playing with his phone without saying anything.

Although sitting here was much

better relaxing than socializing with others, Josie didn't know what was Jasper's intention of bringing her here, so she boldly asked, "Jasper, why did you bring me here?"

Jasper said calmly, "I brought you here to get some fresh air. Don't be restrained. Do whatever you want. You can go back later."

Josie was confused by his words.

But she could sense that Jasper held no ill will toward her. Not only did he lack malice, but he also showed little interest in her.

Jasper looked at his phone and said, "Your sister is very good at this kind of occasion. Since you don't like it, you can be smarter next time and find an excuse to leave."

Josie replied, "I think this place is very beautiful. I like it."

Jasper moved his eyes to her face. "Do you really like it?"

"Yeah. I like it."

"Then why don't you sit down? Don't your feet hurt?"

Josie was stunned by his reply.

Jasper easily exposed her disguise. "Your high heels are too small, and your Achilles tendon is worn out."

The fact that Josie didn't sit down despite her foot pain only indicated that she was constantly straining herself.

Yet, she insisted on pretending to be completely calm.

She thought she was doing a good job of it.

However, in the eyes of Jasper and the others, she was as transparent as if she were unclothed; they could easily see through her awkwardness.

They chose not to point it out before because they were respectful and wanted to preserve Mrs. Yates's dignity.