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Chapter 142
If this blows up and goes to court, it’ll get really ugly.
Kevin said, “Alright p>
Even if his dad hadn’t brought it up, he’d already told finance to send Alicia her dividends.
If he kept dragging his feet, she’d just get even more annoyed with him.
Leo waved them off. “I’ll rest for a bit before heading down. You guys go take care of the guests p>
Kevin and his brothers stood up. “Got it p>
Out on the lawn at the party.
Everyone was buzzing about Alicia severing all ties with the Hammond family.
Nicole went over to mingle with the daughters of wealthy families who’d come with their parents.
But she noticed that the way they looked at her had changed–some had complicated expressions, while others were clearly looking down on her.
Some just acted polite on the surface, barely bothering to engage, and a few purposefully ignored her altogether.
This had never happened before. Even if they weren’t close to her, they’d never been this obviously dismissive or snobbish.
‘Is it really just because Alicia cut ties with the Hammond family? Is that really all it takes?‘ Nicole couldn’t help but wonder.
Nicole put on her best smile when she spotted Nicolas and Maxwell standing not far away.
She walked right over, calling out cheerfully, “Nicolas! Maxwell p>
Nicolas felt a wave of awkwardness wash over him when he saw Nicole.
Back when Nicole said she saw him as a brother, he never thought much about it and just acted casual around her.
But now, knowing she’d had a crush on him all these years–and seeing all that embarrassing stuff she posted on X, like that post with his name circled by a heart–he just wanted to crawl under a rock.
He couldn’t help but feel seriously uncomfortable.
Especially now, with so many people glancing their way, some with teasing smirks, others just waiting for
some drama to unfold.
Nicolas looked down at his champagne glass, not saying a word.
Maxwell already knew about Nicole’s crush on Nicolas, and someone had just pulled him over to check out her X profile.
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Now, seeing Nicole standing there made him feel uncomfortable too.
Maxwell just gave a sheepish smile and didn’t say anything,
Seeing how Nicolas and Maxwell were acting. Nicole felt even more uneasy-‘Why are they both so weird around me all of a sudden? she wondered.
Just then, she overheard a few people talking behind her.
“So she’s done with the whole secret crush thing and just going public now p>
“Alicia turned down Nicolas, so now that little miss innocent thinks it’s her big chance and is jumping right
in. ”
“Tsk tsk, taking over Alicia’s family wasn’t enough–now she’s trying to steal her childhood sweetheart’s engagement too. Never realized she was this ambitious p>
“She sure knows how to play the part, otherwise how else would she end up with the world’s best dad?” “And don’t forget, she’s got a whole bunch of doting brothers too p>
“No wonder Alicia cut ties. If it were us, we’d be totally grossed out too p>
“Having a family and a guy with that kind of baggage? Yeah, that’s just nasty p>
“She just dropped them like it was nothing. Gotta hand it to Alicia for that p>
If it were them, ditching the whole heiress life and a guy like Nicolas would be way too hard–they could never just walk away like that.
None of them could do it themselves, so they had to respect Alicia for having the guts to go through with
“Hey, did you guys see that profile pic from little miss innocent? Total cringe, right p>
“Seriously, I was floored. It looks so tacky and try–hard p>
“She put a heart around Nicolas’s name? My first reaction was, Major cringe alert–who even does that anymore p>
“Does it matter if we’re cringing? If her crush is into it, that’s all she cares about p>
“What a trashy couple p>
“Alicia really got played. She used to have his back all the time, and now he’s messing around with the step–sister she can’t stand p>
“No wonder she cut them off. Toss the trash early and save yourself the headache–good for her.
These girls were pretty tight with Alicia, and honestly, they couldn’t stand the way Nicole acted.
So when they saw Nicole and Nicolas together, they just had to snark about it.
They were talking extra loud on purpose, making sure Nicole, Nicolas, and Maxwell could hear every
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