Chapter 40
When Felicity saw Alicia walk in, her smile instantly disappeared.
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Besides Alicia always dragged the group down, what annoyed Felicity most was that damn face of hers.
No matter how bizarre Alicia’s makeup or outfits were, whenever they performed or showed up at events together, people would still gush about how gorgeous she looked.
Especially when the group first started out, Alicia wasn’t even the center, but she got way more attention than Felicity, the real center, all because of that face.
Even now, with all the hate Alicia gets, she still has loyal fans sticking by her, just because she was pretty.
‘This time, I’m gonna make sure everyone sees Alicia for what she really is. She’s just some eye candy with nothing else going for her,’ Felicity sneered to herself.
‘People who only care about looks? Please, that’s so shallow it doesn’t even count,‘ she scoffed.
She wondered, ‘If Alicia comes over to say hi, should I just ignore her, or put on a fake smile for the cameras p>
When Nicolas and Maxwell spotted Alicia, they couldn’t help but smile.
Honestly, wherever she went, Alicia was always a sight for sore eyes.
They didn’t go over to her. Instead, they just waited for her to come say hi.
Simon and Hannah had heard all about Alicia, but they’d never actually met her in person.
So when they finally saw her, both of them were totally blown away by her looks.
Everyone said Alicia was beautiful, but all they’d ever seen online were those roasted pics of her in weird makeup and outfits, so they never really got the hype.
But now, seeing her in real life, they realized Alicia was seriously drop–dead gorgeous.
Just then, Alicia walked over with Darren following close behind.
She looked at Simon and Hannah, smiling brightly. “Hello, Mr. Graves. Nice to see you, Ms. Clarke p>
Darren said right after her, “Hello, Mr. Graves. Nice to see you, Ms. Clarke p>
Simon grinned, friendly as ever. “Just call me Simon p>
Hannah smiled warmly too. “You can call me Hannah p>
With the whole internet dragging Alicia through the mud, Simon and Hannah could tell there was definitely something shady going on.
Now that Alicia had switched over to Lucent Media and had the big boss himself backing her up, there was no
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way they could disrespect her now.
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Since their agents had made it super clear before they came that even if they didn’t buddy up to Alicia, they’d better not get on her bad side, no matter what.
Alicia smiled and said, “Okay, Simon, Hannah p>
Darren chimed in right after, “Hi, Simon, Hannah p>
Everyone was waiting for them to go greet the other four members.
But Alicia and Darren just parked themselves next to Hannah, looking like they were waiting for the director to call the shots.
The live chat had been spamming [Waiting for the face slap], but suddenly went silent.
Golfie: p>
Love99: [Is Alicia really not gonna say hi to the other four p>
Freshmorning: [Whoa, is she really this savage p>
Tango: [Alicia’s not saying hi, and Darren’s just standing there like a statue too p>
Yulia: [Wasn’t Darren supposed to be a badass? Why does he look like a clueless puppy, just copying whatever Alicia does p>
It wasn’t just the viewers who were left scratching their heads and totally caught off guard.
Even the production crew and Nicole’s team were left speechless.
Nicole wasn’t about to step up in a situation like this, so she shot a look at Felicity.
And Felicity didn’t let her down.
Felicity turned to Alicia, her tone sharp with annoyance. “Are you just gonna act like we don’t even exist? We’re all on the same show, and you can’t even bother to say hi p>
She added, deliberately making it sound worse, “Isn’t that just plain rude p>
The viewers, just here to watch the drama unfold, thought to themselves, ‘Now this is what we came for. The real show’s finally starting.
Alicia looked Felicity dead in the eye and said straight up, “Let’s be honest. I don’t get along with the other four in LUMIA, and pretty much everyone knows you hate me.
“Since we don’t like each other, what’s the point of saying hi p>
Alicia asked, “Have you ever thought about the viewers?
“People already have to put up with fake socializing at work and in life. It’s exhausting.
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“If they tune in just to watch us fake it on screen, isn’t that even more draining?
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“People tune in to relax, right? So why not just show how we really are instead of faking it for the cameras? ”
She added, “Honestly, staying with you guys was always a pain. I left the group to chill, and now I’m on this show to unwind, not to jump through hoops just to make you happy p>
She never planned to pretend to be friendly with the other four on this show.
She figured a lot of regular folks grinding at work would totally vibe with what she was saying.
Sure enough, Alicia’s blunt honesty shocked everyone again, but tons of people totally related to what she said.
Betcha: [For real, being a regular worker means faking smiles with people you can’t stand all day. I really don’t wanna see that fake crap on TV too p>
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