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Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 700
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Chapter 700 What's Violeta Up To? Violeta seemed eager to have the rumors spread even further.

It was like she didn't care about her reputation at all-actually, she seemed perfectly fine with being tied to him.

Wait.

Jasper paused, feeling confused.

Is my reputation that bad? He prided himself on never being stingy with women. They wanted money and gifts, and he wanted pleasure. It was an equal deal for both sides.

But then again, guys like him were probably the last type a "good girl" would want to be around.

That thought left him feeling a bit unsettled.

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"What do you think Violeta's up to?" Zoren mused aloud. "You think she likes you?" "Likes me?" Jasper raised an eyebrow.

Zoren stroked his chin thoughtfully as if he were putting pieces together.

"But what about Hade? Does Violeta even like him? She better not fall for you, or things are gonna get real awkward between all of us." Jasper lowered his eyes slightly.

Yeah, she better not fall for me.

Liam chuckled. "Hey, Zero, why are you so sure Hade's into Violeta?" Zoren looked at them in disbelief. "What, you guys really don't see it? Con, don't play dumb." Jasper wanted a smoke, but his lighter was still in the tennis club. He toyed with the unlit cigarette between his fingers, giving them a half-smile. "Whether Hade likes her or not, Violeta and I are never going to be together." Liam blinked. "What?" Jasper didn't bother to explain. "Gotta go. I've got plans." Having known Hayden for years, Jasper understood his friend's attitude. Hayden wasn't easy to read, but he was clearly waiting to see how Jasper reacted to Violeta.

Even Zoren had noticed Hayden's feelings for her, so there was no way Jasper hadn't picked up on it too. Hayden was likely just observing, seeing if Jasper had any interest. If he did, Hayden would back off.

After all, neither of them wanted to ruin their friendship.

When it cto relationships, Jasper believed in fate. He'd never forced anyone into anything-every woman he'd dated had been willing.

And since Hayden had met Violeta first, Jasper knew where the line was.

He wouldn't take things further with Violeta, even if he did find her intriguing.

To be honest, Jasper didn't fully understand why he was drawn to her.

Maybe it was that first impression she gave him.

Or maybe it was that old saying-how you always want what you can't have? Whatever the reason, he didn't care to figure it out.

That night, he found himself back at Mystique.

Jasper had already forgotten his act of kindness from last time, but Mandy hadn't.

The drunk guy from before had grown angrier after sobering up and returned to Mystique to file a Pet complaint against her. Skyler, the manager, checked the security footage and saw that it was Jasper's driver who had intervened Even though Jasper himself hadn't stepped in, Skyler couldn't forget that car's license plate.

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Jasper was someone Skyler couldn't afford to offend.

Not knowing the exact relationship between Jasper and Mandy, Skyler didn't dock her pay as usual. Instead, Skyler gave her a mild scolding and let it slide.

Mandy, however, remembered the incident clearly. When she saw Jasper return to Mystique, she went out of her way to find his driver, and thank him, offering a box of swnove cigarettes as a gesture of gratitude.

She couldn't afford anything fancy, so she'd bought a pack of soft Marlboros.

The driver was sitting in the car waiting for Jasper when Mandy knocked on the window, catching him off guard.

"You're thanking me?" He laughed. "No need for that. Keep the cigarettes."

Mandy, afraid he wouldn't accept them, quickly tossed the pack w m through the car window. "Con NO sir. If it weren't for you last time, the money I'd lose from my paycheck could buy ten packs of these" QUMS The driver shook his head in disbelief. "It wasn'twho helped you. If you want to thank someone, thank him." "Him?" Mandy blinked in confusion.

The driver smiled. "Yeah, he's upstairs. You work at Mystique, and wh you don't know who he is? His name's Jasper." Mandy froze for a moment.

She'd never heard of Jasper before.

She was new to Mystique and wasn't from Quinston. She had only cto the city for college and worked at Mystique part-tas a hostess. She barely knew anything about the wealthy elite. But now, the driver had pointed her in the right direction.