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With both Alicia and Nicolas in such a tense mood, Nicole certainly wouldn’t do anything to fan the flames.
Simon and Hannah, having witnessed the scene, exchanged a glance before heading to the row behind Felicity.
They thought to themselves, ‘Before we came here, we had no idea this wasn’t just a variety show. It’s an absolute battlefield. Nicolas really lives up to his reputation for being hot–tempered. He just showed attitude to Nicole’s teammate p>
However, Simon, Hannah, and the viewers were all a bit confused about why Nicolas hadn’t reacted the same way to Alicia, who had completely disrespected him. They began to wonder if maybe Nicolas was a little bit of a masochist.
As for the livestream comments, only a few of Felicity’s fans complained about Nicolas being rude and unchivalrous, but they were quickly silenced by Nicolas’s fans, who fiercely shut them down.
The rest of Felicity’s fans had chosen to stay silent from the beginning. They knew how fierce Nicolas’s fans were, and they stood no chance in a fight.
Besides, Nicolas was the heir to Starlight Entertainment. For Felicity’s career’s sake, her fans couldn’t afford to offend him.
Felicity’s fans felt incredibly frustrated, and that frustration began to spill over toward Nicole. They thought to themselves, ‘Aren’t Nicole and Felicity teammates? They are so close, so why didn’t Nicole help Felicity out of this awkward situation p>
The other fans and viewers immediately felt that Felicity and her fans were alike, giving off an impression of a bully and coward. They couldn’t help but think, ‘What if it were Alicia instead? Would she confront Nicolas directly?
‘I heard Felicity is supposed to be the proudest, most unyielding member of LUMIA.
‘Plus, Felicity treated Alicia so harshly before that we thought Felicity had a tough spine. But turns out, Felicity’s just a coward. When she’s faced with someone higher up the food chain, Felicity totally chickened
out p>
Because of this, people started seeing Fiona in a whole new light.
Marley got on the bus and sat up front, grinning from ear to ear. He thought, ‘Putting all eight of them on the same bus was definitely the right choice p>
He signaled to the cameraman to stay glued on the eight of them and not to miss a single move.
Once the bus started moving, Marley smiled, “Guys, feel free to mingle and break the ice p>
But because of the earlier incident, no one felt like talking, so nobody spoke up. Alicia took out a tablet, connected to the bus Wi–Fi, played a video, and put on her headphones.
Seeing this, Darren said to her, “Mind sharing one of your headphones? I wanna watch with you, and we can
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Alicia removed one of the headphones and handed it to him, and they watched the video together. Although Darren and Alicia spoke quietly, the bus was so silent that everyone around could hear them.
Nicolas turned to look at them, his eyes full of annoyance towards Darren, thinking, ‘Where did this guy come from? How is he acting like he and Alicia are already friends p>
Knowing Alicia as well as he did, Nicolas realized she was protective of Darren, which made Nicolas even more annoyed.
Maxwell had already been upset about Darren not giving up his seat. Now, after what Darren had just said, Maxwell felt even more irritated when he saw Darren sharing headphones with Alicia and watching something together on the tablet.
Maxwell thought, ‘Who the hell does Darren think he is? Is he trying to make a move on my sister p>
Maxwell dug a bottle of orange–flavored gum out of the bag he was holding and handed it to Alicia, then asked her, “What are you two watching p>
The gesture made Nicole want to curse under her breath. She thought, ‘Couldn’t Maxwell just give it a rest? Alicia doesn’t even want to pay him any attention, and he’s still forcing himself in. Is he some kind of masochist p>
Alicia looked up at Maxwell coldly and said, “Thanks, but I don’t like this flavor p>
Maxwell froze for a moment, staring at the gum in his hand, then said, “Orange flavor–your favorite. I didn’t get it wrong p>
Nicole was speechless. She thought, ‘Can someone just throw this guy out? Saying that just exposed that he actually knows Alicia. Otherwise, how would he know her favorite gum flavor and carry it around for her p>
Maxwell had spoken too quickly for Nicole to interrupt him. Alicia, of course, had said it deliberately. Alicia thought, ‘Sure enough, this idiot didn’t think it through and just blurted out his answer without a second thought.
Alicia added, “I like watermelon flavor now p>
Maxwell looked a little dazed. “What? Why p>
Alicia rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. “None of your business p>
Maxwell didn’t react like others might have expected, with anger or a sharp retort. Instead, he rubbed his nose, put the gum away, and replied, “Alright. I’ll get watermelon flavor next time p>
He sighed inwardly, ‘Why is Alicia getting more and more hot–tempered? She’s so hard to handle.
The live–stream chat was full of question marks again.
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