After Being Replaced I Left Them All Behind-Now They Regret It novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

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Jason stepped out of the herbal bath, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Alicia glanced at him and said, “Lie down on the couch. Let me do the acupuncture for you.”

His couch was spacious enough for him to stretch out and get the treatment comfortably.

Jason paused for a moment, then asked, “Wait, isn’t it just my legs?”

Alicia replied, “I need to do some points on your body too.”

She grinned and teased, “Need a hand? Should I carry you over there?”

With just the two of them in the house, if he needed help, she was the only one who could do it.

Jason just stared at her, lost for words.

‘This woman never fails to surprise me,’ he thought.

He

gave her a helpless look, replying, “Thanks, but I got it.”

He propped himself up with his hands and shifted onto the couch before lying down.

Alicia took out her acupuncture kit and disinfected the needles.

She rolled Jason’s shirt up to his chest and his pant legs up a bit, her face unusually serious. Then she started the acupuncture treatment.

Jason had never been comfortable with people touching him, ever since he was little.

Seeing Alicia totally unfazed as she rolled up his shirt and exposed his skin, he felt super awkward. Even his whole body went rigid.

While she worked with the needles, Alicia said, “Just try to relax.”

Jason took a deep breath, doing his best to relax. “Okay.”

After knowing Alicia for so long, this was honestly the first time Jason had ever seen her so focused and serious. He couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

Back then, most of what he remembered about her was from their middle school days.

She was always wild and carefree, living life on her own terms.

The four of them-Alicia, Nicolas, Maxwell, and Caleb were totally inseparable back then.

Alicia was known as the campus queen, the big bully, and the straight-A student.

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At every school sports meet, she could always be spotted sweating it out on the field. If she signed up for an event, she’d snag first place.

On the stage at school events, she was either hosting or taking the lead in the dance performance.

If anyone dared mess with her, they’d get a taste of her fists.

Sure, people called her the big bully, but she never bullied anyone. If anything, she was the one who stood up for the kids getting picked on.

Jason had even accidentally learned that she’d secretly given financial support to several top students from struggling families.

Some of them were girls who almost had to quit school because their families preferred sons over daughters.

She was everywhere on campus, always in the middle of the action, but she always got an A in exams.

Ever since Nicole came into the picture, she’d been treated unfairly at home.

Once she entered the entertainment industry, she faced all kinds of unfair treatment from her company, got ostracized by LUMIA members, and even got dragged online.

But she never let it get her down. She was still as upbeat and positive as ever.

“That’s actually pretty nice, Jason thought to himself.

The needles need to stay in for half an hour before being removed.

While they waited, Alicia and Jason started making small talk.

Jason said, “The company managed to poach Darren, and he’s agreed to join the reality show.

“We’ve already put money into the show, and according to the production team, the first live episode will go up next month.

“In a couple of days, we’ll let the news slip in the industry that you two are on board.”

Alicia smiled, “You really get things done fast. With your investment, I bet a bunch of big-name stars will be lining up to join.”

Lucent Media’s investment was the real game-changer.

Right now, Jason was basically a legend in the entertainment industry when it came to investing.

Every drama, movie, or reality show he’d put money into had turned into a hit.

People in the industry had their eyes glued to him. If Jason personally backed a project, everyone just knew it was going to be a smash hit.

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Jason said, “Yeah, tons of people are interested. Right after I invested, artists from other companies and even some of our own hit me up, asking if they could get in on it.”

Then Jason switched topics and asked, “If Nicolas wants to join too, would you mind?”

He added, “If you’re not okay with it, I’ll make sure the show turns him down.”

Jason had always been at odds with Nicolas and had been holding Starlight Entertainment down for years, so he knew exactly what kind of guy Nicolas was.

Now that Alicia had cut ties with him, if Nicolas wanted to fix things, getting on the same reality show would

be his best shot.

So once word got out that Alicia would join the show, even if it was a show Jason invested in, Nicolas would be the first to hit up the production team to get himself on board.

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