Chapter 17
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Felicity was about to fire back, but Bianca Henderson, the sweet and innocent–looking girl beside her, reached out and rugged on her arm.
Bianca gave her a look, motioning toward the door.
That was when Felicity realized Nicolas was standing in the doorway. She had no idea how much he’d overheard.
Felicity quickly dropped her smug attitude and put on a polite smile for Nicolas. “Hi, Nicolas. ”
Felicity thought, a little surprised, Why is he showing up here?
‘Anyway, maybe it was a good thing. He could see Alicia’s bossy attitude for himself.
If he actually enjoyed watching me put Alicia in her place, that’d be even better.
Every girl in the company dreamed of getting close to Nicolas.
Bianca flashed a sweet, shy smile and greeted him. “Hi, Nicolas. ”
Nicolas shot them both an impatient look. “Can you leave us alone? ”
Then he walked right up to Alicia, reaching out to grab her arm. “Alicia, can we talk p>
Alicia jerked away from his hand, her voice cold. “Back off p>
Just seeing Nicolas annoyed her. She had zero patience for his drama right now.
She turned and headed straight for her lounge.
Nicolas’s expression froze, and he looked downright miserable, totally sulking.
He rushed after her, only to have Alicia slam the lounge door right in his face, leaving him awkwardly standing outside.
He rattled the handle and knocked, but Alicia didn’t even bother to answer, completely ignoring him.
Felicity and Bianca just stood there, totally stunned by what they were seeing.
Both of them looked completely baffled, not sure what to make of it.
Felicity thought, ‘Wasn’t Alicia always clout–chasing with Nicolas?
‘But looking at them now, they actually seem way too familiar for just acquaintances.
‘Alicia was downright savage, telling Nicolas to get lost and locking him out of the room. What’s even going on here p>
Bianca glanced at Nicolas, who was still standing outside Alicia’s lounge, her eyes flickering with something unreadable.
Alicia grabbed what she needed and stuffed it all into a cardboard box, tossing anything that didn’t matter to her straight into the trash.
Then she threw open the door with the box and headed out.
Nicolas blocked her path and said, “I’ve been stuck out filming in the middle of nowhere for months. I had no idea Haley
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screwed you over like that. If you’re mad, don’t just dump it all on me p>
He shot her a wounded look. “You’re really taking it too far this time. How can you just up and leave like this p>
Alicia gave him a cold, cutting glare. “You’re in my way. Do me a favor and step aside p>
Nicolas saw she wouldn’t even listen, and he couldn’t help but get pissed.
His face turned cold. “Fine, go cool off for a while. We’ll talk again when you’ve calmed down p>
‘I’ve already swallowed my pride again and again. What more does she want?‘ Nicolas fumed.
He wasn’t about to let her walk all over him, either.
Alicia didn’t say a word. She just walked right past him with a cold face, not even sparing him a glance.
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Seeing her so distant and unbothered sent a wave of unease through Nicolas. He couldn’t shake the anxious feeling creeping up inside.
But Alicia clearly wasn’t willing to talk to him now, and he was powerless to change that.
Just then, Bianca came over to Alicia.
She looked puzzled and asked, “Alicia, what’s all this about p>
Her voice and expression were genuinely friendly.
Alicia shot her a calm look. “Just giving you exactly what you’ve been wishing for p>
Of all the other LUMIA girls, Bianca always acted like she was the nicest one to Alicia,
But the last time Alicia did Bianca a favor, she got branded as the jealous type who tried to mess up Bianca’s big break.
That was when Alicia figured out that Bianca’s whole sweet –and–innocent vibe was just an act.
After that, Alicia did her best to steer clear of Bianca.
And Alicia was spot on. Felicity, who was super close to Bianca, kept getting played over and over.
By the time Felicity finally saw Bianca’s true colors, it was already too late.
Later on, Alicia found out that Bianca and Nicole were actually pretty tight behind the scenes.
Later, Austin would bankroll a show for Caleb to direct, and he was set on making Nicole the female lead,
Bianca used her connection with Nicole to land herself a super likable role, and that got her a bit of buzz online.
Honestly, anyone who could buddy up with Nicole was definitely no pushover.
In her last life, Alicia didn’t waste her breath trying to warn Felicity and the others. Even if she had, they wouldn’t have believed her. They’d just think she was trying to stir up drama between them.
This time, Alicia couldn’t care less about their mess.
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