Bianca looked puzzled, a suspicion flickering in her mind, though she quickly brushed it off as impossible. Felicity, standing behind, got pissed off just seeing Alicia act like that. She glared at Alicia, demanding, “What do you mean by ‘giving us what we’ve been wishing for? Say it straight.” Alicia shot her a look. “I’m quitting the group. I’m not playing along with you guys anymore.” Since she’d already ended her contract, of course she’d quit LUMIA too. w𝗪𝔀.𝔫ℴ𝑣⒠l𝕎𝗼𝑟𝗠.ⓒ𝘰𝓶Felicity’s eyes went wide in disbelief. “Are you serious? You’d really quit?” Alicia just rolled her eyes. “Why would I even miss it? You guys give LUMIA way too much credit. I really don’t care for it at all.” Felicity’s face darkened. “You’re just putting on a brave face.” She sneered, “Without LUMIA, you won’t even get dragged all over the internet. The company’s just going to blacklist you and make you disappear.” Alicia raised her eyebrows. “You’re overthinking it. Starlight isn’t even in a position to blacklist me.” Alicia didn’t bother with any more words. She just turned around, grabbed her box, and walked out. After dropping those bold words and strutting off, Alicia left Felicity absolutely fuming. To the other four members, LUMIA had been dragged down by Alicia. 𝕨𝘸𝘸.𝘯o𝕧e𝓁Ŵô𝑟ⓜ.ℂ𝕠𝘮Now, Alicia was acting like she was above them all, and it was just infuriating. ‘Who does this useless loser think she is?‘ Felicity fumed inwardly. She turned to Nicolas, unable to hold back. “Nicolas, Alicia’s so full of herself. Shouldn’t someone put her in her place?” Felicity thought, ‘Nicolas has already been embarrassed by Alicia earlier, and as Starlight’s heir, he’s known for his bad temper. No way he’ll let Alicia walk all over him like that.’ Nicolas’s face, already dark, grew even colder at her words. He shot Felicity a blank look. “Who the hell do you think you are? You think you can put her in her place? Her business isn’t for you to butt into.” He let out a cold laugh. “Let’s see how far your group goes without Alicia. Don’t come running back when you realize what you’ve lost,” He’d already looked into things last night. The other four in LUMIA had only gotten anywhere by stepping on Alicia. Without Alicia as a clout attracter and Haley backing them up all the time, they were nobody. 𝑤𝔀Ŵ.𝓷𝗼𝑣é𝗟𝔀⒪𝑟𝕞.ℂⓞ𝑚With that, he turned and walked out. Nicolas’s words made Felicity feel pretty humiliated. 1/3 2:14 pm рр Chapter 18 But she didn’t dare talk back, let alone risk getting on his bad side. 𝘸⒲𝘸.𝔫𝕆𝓿𝑒𝗟w𝑜𝗿𝕞.𝗖𝓸𝚖

She was already kicking herself for speaking up so rashly. After he left, Felicity turned to Bianca, worry in her voice. “Did we just get on Nicolas’s bad side?” Bianca thought to herself, “This has nothing to do with me. I didn’t say a word. 10 vouchers ‘But judging by Nicolas’s attitude, whatever was going on between him and Alicia definitely wasn’t like the rumors online. ‘Could they really be childhood sweethearts or something? If that was the case, I’d have to change how I treat Alicia in private.’ Bianca put on a worried face. “I don’t know. He looked pretty pissed off to me. Why don’t you ask Haley about it?” That way, she could also find out if Alicia really did quit the group. Felicity nodded. “Yeah, I’ll ask Haley right now.” She pulled out her phone and called Haley. Haley didn’t pick up, which had both of them guessing that something might be wrong. But it didn’t take long for them to get their answer. After Alicia left Starlight Entertainment, Thomas went with her to Lucent Media to sign her contract. After signing the contract, Jason looked at Alicia and asked, “So, are you planning to go on a reality show first, or jump straight into dramas?” Alicia didn’t answer right away. Instead, she shot back, “What’s your take?” Jason replied, “I think you should start with a reality show to fix your reputation, then take on some drama roles.” He’d never managed any artists before, but he single–handedly built Lucent Media into what it was today, so he got a pretty good handle on how things worked in showbiz. Reality shows were a double–edged sword. They’d be the fastest way to clear one’s name, but also the easiest way to ruin one’s persona. Alicia was already public enemy number one online. There was nothing left for people to criticize her for, so it was not like her reputation could tank any further, With her attitude and skills, going on a reality show could totally flip the script on how people see her. Alicia smiled, “Alright, let’s start with a reality show. Got any good suggestions?” Knowing Jason, Alicia believed that if he was already suggesting something, he must have had a plan in mind. As she had expected, Jason said, “I’m investing in a new live reality show called Setting Off With Friends, In exchange, I’ll get you in as a guest.”