Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 175 Zelena Cooke

Her actions perfectly demonstrated that there are always people better than you out there.

When George saw the wanted notice on the black market, he was shocked.

He never expected Violeta to be pulling off big moves behind the scenes!

George would never betray Violeta.

"What are you looking for? Maybe I can help," he offered.

Violeta pointed to the name written in her notebook.

"Shirley Tillery."

"Who's she?" George inquired.

"Just an ordinary female student from a high school in Arlowand. I want to know where she is now," Violeta explained.

On the computer screen, there was a photo of Shirley.

George looked at the photo, finding the girl with bangs familiar. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered. "She's one of the nurses from the nursing home nearby."

"A nurse?" Violeta was surprised. She was struggling to find this person, and here George knew all along.

She felt that luck was on her side.

"Can you take me to see her now?" Violeta asked.

"Sure. She works as a charity nurse at Evergreen Nursing Home down the street," George replied.

Violeta followed George out of the inte cafe and hailed a cab to the nursing home.

On the way, Violeta learned that George remembered Shirley because his grandmother lived in that nursing home. He visited his grandmother every weekend, so he had a vivid impression of the nursing home's staff, including this young nurse who was barely twenty.Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

"But as far as I know, Shirley has hearing problems and is saving up to buy a hearing aid," George added.

This information was identical to what the informant had revealed in the past life.

The person bullied by Zelena suffered from nerve deafness in the ears. Initially, Violeta suspected Shirley because she dropped out of school during her senior year, indicating she had encountered some difficulties.

Little did she expect to hit the mark so accurately.

Could Shirley really be the student bullied by Zelena?

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the nursing home.

George was a regular visitor, so the security recognised him and let them in without much questioning.

The nursing home was well-known in Quinston and had a good reputation despite being public. What mattered most was its proximity to George's apartment, which was why he had placed his grandmother here.

Since they were there, George decided to visit his grandmother's room while Violeta sought out Shirley in the director's office.

The director was surprised by Violeta's unusual aura. He thought Shirley had caused trouble and immediately called her to the office.

Shirley, who was the same age as Violeta, had short hair and a slim figure.

She looked much younger than her age, maybe around fifteen or sixteen.

She looked innocent and simple, making her seem non-threatening.

It was no wonder she was bullied at school.

Shirley felt awkward seeing Violeta.

"Miss, this is Shirley, whom you wanted to see," the director introduced.

Shirley, the youngest nurse at the nursing home, was once a great student but didn't go to college.

Learning about Shirley's experiences, the director felt sorry for her, so he gave her extra allowances. "Are you Shirley?" Violeta asked.

Shirley seemed confused. "Sorry, what did you say?"

"Shirley has trouble hearing, so you'll need to speak louder to her," the director explained.

Violeta froze for a second before she spoke louder to Shirley.

Shirley finally understood. "Yes, I'm Shirley. Why did you ask to see me?"

"I wanted to ask you about something related to Zelena Blake," Violeta said.

"Who's Zelena Blake?" Shirley asked in surprise.

Violeta corrected herself. "I meant Zelena Cooke."

Zelena took her father's last name, Cooke, before she joined the Blake family.

Hearing that, Shirley suddenly remembered. "Oh, you mean Zelena Cooke! I know her."

Then, Violeta asked Shirley about Zelena's past at Skybrook High.

As expected, Shirley was bullied by Zelena and her friends at school. Shirley, who came from a single-parent family, was timid but smart.

She was the class discipline officer.

Zelena broke the rules during a study session, so Shirley wrote her name down.

Zelena got in trouble with the teacher, leading to her bearing animosity against Shirley.

Shirley was bullied badly, and the

worst was when she was get

ng nerve deafness in h

needed expensive treatment.

At first, Shirley thought it was just ringing in her ear, but it got worse.

She didn't want to tell her mother, but she found out eventually.

Her mother wanted to talk to the teacher, but it was the winter vacation at the time.

They were not prominent figures, so

they were not taken seriously. Besides, it had been a while since the incident. Shirley knew even if she confronted Zelena, Zelena wouldn't admit it, and there was no proof.