After Being Replaced I Left Them All Behind-Now They Regret It novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Chase gestured toward the stage. “Alright then, let’s welcome Ms. Sterling to kick things off for us.”

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He added with a pointed smile, “And let’s see if Ms. Sterling’s performance in professional singing and dancing can surprise everyone here.”

Chase knew how to stir the pot and create drama.

Since Alicia had called out Felicity earlier for claiming to be a professional, he was deliberately bringing it up again.

Felicity didn’t curse Chase in her head, though. Instead, she thought this was actually perfect. ‘If I nail this, it’ll shut down everything Alicia said before,’ she thought.

Once she was on stage and signaled she was ready, the production team started projecting the MV on the

screen.

Felicity stood with her back to the screen, wearing her headset mic, and the moment the music started, she locked in.

When the lyrics appeared on the video, she jumped right in, mostly singing on pitch, then started dancing along.

Her skills were solid, which made sense since she was the center and main dancer of a top-tier girl group.

And she’d chosen to perform the entire song with full choreography.

The audience watched carefully and compared her performance to the original.

She did miss a few lyrics here and there, and some of her dance moves were slightly different from the MV, but for learning everything in just one hour, it was impressive.

Even the audiences who’d had a bad impression of her before had to admit she’d done really well.

The trainees in the room felt the same way. They might not like Felicity personally, but they couldn’t deny she’d killed it this time.

Felicity flashed that same confident smile, and she even shot Alicia a pointed look with a touch of provocation before walking back to her spot.

But Alicia could tell Felicity’s performance wasn’t as good as it used to be.

When Alicia first joined LUMIA, the other four members had just come back from their training at Hocem and debuted.

Back then, things between them were decent, and they’d actually worked together pretty well.

But after Haley and Starlight Entertainment decided to use Alicia to boost the other four, everything changed.

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The four of them started deliberately isolating her and using her to manipulate their fans’ emotions and strengthen their fan base.

Teammates like that weren’t worth keeping around.

On top of that, Alicia realized the so-called top girl group was basically just manufactured popularity and data that Starlight Entertainment had pushed up.

It was all smoke and mirrors, like a house of cards that could collapse any second.

That was when Alicia first started thinking about leaving the group.

So when they froze her out, she didn’t bother trying to fix things.

When the managers and the company started their schemes, and she didn’t have her own team to handle PR or fight the hate, she just let it happen.

She figured since she wanted to stay in the entertainment industry anyway, getting dragged through the mud first might not be the worst thing.

As long as she kept her own foundation solid, clearing her name was just a matter of time.

Besides, she was already losing faith in LUMIA’s future.

And sure enough, after they hit it big, those four spent less and less time practicing their vocals and choreography.

Felicity was slightly more dedicated than the other three since she’d always marketed herself as a singing and dancing idol.

The other three had different plans. One wanted to focus on being a solo singer, and the other two were trying to transition into acting.

On top of that, all four of them took on tons of commercial gigs and spent even less time on their craft.

They got cocky, too, each one thinking they were the star of LUMIA.

Their stage performances got more and more half-hearted, and their attitude toward fans turned condescending and superior.

Alicia’s mother had always taught her to give her best effort in everything she chose to do and never to give up, no matter what situation she faced,

She’d also said that opportunities only came to those who were prepared.

So even when Alicia’s stage performances were deliberately cut short and the cameras intentionally overlooked her, Alicia still made time to train with professional instructors and kept improving her skills.

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