Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism



"I'm certain they're married. My uncle works at a casino in Harbor City, and he told me he often sees Harvey driving Hattie's car to the casino to gamble. This isn't exactly a secret in Harbor City. I'm actually surprised it hasn't been reported until now."

"Just a little secret. The person you're guessing is Hattie's father. When she was studying at Toland University, she often bragged about being the daughter of the Ridges. But strangely, ever since she entered the industry, she hasn't mentioned it again. She's probably worried about people digging up the fact that she's an illegitimate child."

"It's surprising how many people are still unaware that Hattie is the illegitimate daughter of the Ridges! Everyone in our class knew about it, including Violeta and Kaylee!"

A few days later, the excitement surrounding The Golden Ages's winning big began to fade, but the scandal involving Hattie continued to dominate the trending topics list.

Upon learning about the situation, Carl was furious. At his age, he certainly didn't want to be dragged down by his daughter, Hattie, so he ordered someone to suppress the trending topic immediately.

Amber smiled, intentionally adding fuel to the fire. "Come on, don't be too upset. After all, she's just a kid."

Carl glared at her, getting angrier.

"A kid? At her age? She's married and still a kid? What a useless girl. I should have never allowed them to come back together back then. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

As for the trending topic online, Hattie wasn't naïve-did they really think she was unaware of how to suppress it?

If they wanted to put out the fire, they first needed to address who had sparked it.

The fire was ignited by Amber, who deliberately sought to escalate the situation, hoping to deepen Carl's disdain for Hannah and Hattie.

Hattie naturally couldn't suppress the news.

However, Amber was still the matriarch of the Ridges and couldn't allow this matter to spiral out of control. After she had achieved her goal, she decided to let the heat die down on its own. Any further commotion would only raise Carl's suspicions.

But a small spark can start a huge fire.

The online discussions had already drawn Hattie into a deep mess. Even though the buzz has died down, it only madeizens more convinced that Hattie feels guilty and spent money to suppress the trending topics.

Soon, Hattie's overlapping filming plans were exposed.

"Big news! Hattie shot eight films last year, and none of them have aired!"

"Wow, filming eight projects is quite impressive."

"She must be doing it to pay off Harvey's debts. It seems she's in desperate need of money. It's really disappointing for an actress to resort to that." "Can she even deliver a good performance while juggling so many roles?"

"In order to make money, they even give up the most basic things of an actor."

"If Harvey and Hattie are actually married, then her filming all these projects to pay off his debts makes some sense."

"What? Didn't someone expose Harvey as an overseas investor? How is he suddenly depending on Hattie to support him? This is absurd!"

"Hattie is really being dragged down by a man. She really made a mistake in choosing him. With her conditions, she should be able to find someone better."

"It's funny, really. When Harvey was exposed as an overseas investor, many people said that a glamorous star like Hattie was a perfect match for him. Now, it turns out to be a complete scam. Hattie rushed to announce their relationship,

probably because she was attracted to Harvey's wealth. It's like she

picked up a stone only to drop it on her own foot-instant karma."

Hattie's personal life turned into a complete mess, leaving her in a tragic state.

Everything about her had been exposed online.

It was true that Harvey frequented casinos in Harbor City. It was only a matter of time before someone spotted him there.

Although the heat of the situation was starting to cool down, Hattie had already lost all her dignity.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

She faces widespread ridicule online, filled with regret for her past choices.

After this incident, while Hattie's fate might not end up as dire as Zelena's, who faced a soft ban, she still suffered considerable damage, losing a substantial number of fans.

Had she not rashly announced her relationship with Harvey during the filming of Whisper to the Mountain Spirit, she wouldn't have found herself compelled to take on multiple projects for money, and wouldn't be facing this wave of

ridicule from the entire inte.

Hattie's reputation in the industry has been damaged because of overlapping projects.

No director appreciated actors who

were busy with multiple projectselt was disrespectful to film one of their

own projects and then run off to shoot other projects at the same time.