Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast (Alicia Delaney) novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41

After Felicity finished her performance, Chase smiled and asked, “So, Ms. Sterling, how do you think you did?”

Felicity kept that confident look on her face and said, “I think I did pretty well.”

Chase nodded with a smile and said, “Then please take a rest, Ms. Sterling. After Ms. Hammond performs, we’ll show a condensed clip of what happened in the practice room with your group.”

They needed to build anticipation so the audience would watch the behind-the-scenes footage tonight.

They needed to build anticipation so the audience would watch the behind-the-scenes footage tonight. While they were recording, the production staff had been editing in the background.

Felicity smiled and nodded. “No problem.”

‘I worked really hard during that hour, learning and practicing,’ she thought. ‘Plus, I picked things up fast, so I should stand out. Getting seen by everyone during the live broadcast is even better.’

Chase then invited Nicole to take the stage.

Nicole walked up with a confident smile. She was better at singing, so she focused on getting through the whole song without mistakes, and she didn’t miss any notes or mispronounce any lyrics.

Her dancing was decent at the beginning, but she messed up a few moves toward the end and lacked power.

Still, considering she was a singer and only had an hour to learn, everyone thought her performance was pretty good.

[Nicole’s singing sounds so beautiful, and she didn’t get the tune or lyrics wrong.]

[Learning all that in one hour and dancing through the whole song, Nicole is excellent.]

[I think Nicole’s performance wasn’t any worse than Felicity’s.]

[But the other one came from a professional girl group, and she still got several lyrics wrong and seemed off-key a few times.]

Nicole’s fans flooded the comments with praise, calling Nicole talented.

Some even compared her to Felicity and thought she wasn’t any less impressive.

[Team I was amazing! They learned so much in just an hour-that’s seriously impressive.]

[I’m only looking forward to Nicolas’ group now]

[No offense, but whether it’s Alicia, Darren, Simon, or Hannah, none of them can top Team I’s performance.]

II agree. Team I is definitely the highlight of all the guest performances.]

Alicia’s fans and the other fandoms stared at their screens in disbelief.

They were absolutely sick of Nicole’s fans, who always followed the same playbook-praise their idol first, then drag everyone else down.

[Can Nicole’s fans survive without putting others down? Seriously?]

[The others haven’t even performed yet, and you’re already trashing them. Don’t you think that’s too much?]

The constant fan wars were annoying enough, but Nicole’s fans made it worse by mixing compliments with insults, and even the regular viewers were getting fed up.

[Yeah, yeah, Nicole’s the best. Team I’s guests are the best. We get it.]

[Can you please just shut up now? Can we watch the rest of the performances in peace?]

Nicole’s fans were used to being arrogant, and some trolls jumped in to stir the pot even more.

They fired back at the other four fandoms and the general audience with more sarcastic comments, which only made people angrier.

After Team 1 finished their performance, the big screen showed a two-minute edited clip of their preparation process.

The editing was fair and focused on the highlights of both guests, working hard to learn and practice.

Throughout the footage, the two performed separately without interacting with each other or the trainees.

Next up was Simon from Team 2, and he chose to perform only one section of the song.

Since he worked as a part-time singer, his vocals were solid. His dance moves weren’t just accurate-they looked almost identical to the original choreography. The overall effect was actually better than Team I’s full performance.

Hannah also selected just one section, and her vocal tone suited the song perfectly. While her dancing wasn’t quite as polished as Simon’s, she still delivered a strong performance that impressed the audience.

Next up, they played the edited footage of Hannah and Simon.

Everyone noticed the two had plenty of interaction and kept asking each other for feedback.

When Hannah wasn’t sure about something, she’d ask Simon to help her out and even had the trainees watch them to help with corrections.

In this segment, the guests and trainees got along really well.

After watching it, the smiles on Nicole and Felicity’s faces faded a bit.

“They really know how to take shortcuts. They only picked a relatively easy section, Felicity thought. ‘If they had to perform the entire song with choreography, they’d definitely fall flat.

But the fans and audience only saw the final result, so they were all saying how surprisingly good the two were.

Alicia also thought Simon and Hannah’s performance was solid.

Next, Nicolas came on stage, and the moment he appeared, the live comments flooded with his fans cheering him on.

Nicolas really showed why he was a top-tier star by performing the entire song with full choreography, missing not a single beat in either singing or dancing.

During the climax, he even captured that explosive energy from the original video.

[OMG, he’s so hot. I’m dying I

[That’s Nicolas for you, absolutely incredible.J

Every now and then, they’d interact with the other trainees too, and the whole atmosphere in their group was really good.

Maxwell finished his performance, and Chase turned to the last group. “Alright, who’s going first?”

Darren stood up with a smile. “I’ll go.”

During rehearsal, Alicia had completely blown him away, so he figured she should have the closing spot.

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Darren had also picked a segment from the song, but it was harder than what Simon and Hannah had chosen.

His voice was surprisingly good, hitting the high notes when he needed to and dropping low when the moment called for it. He put real emotion into the singing, and his dancing didn’t disappoint either.

When people compared him to the backup video playing behind him, he nailed every single move.

He knew exactly when to pull back and when to go all out, and his timing was perfect.

Combined with that handsome but slightly intimidating face of his, the whole thing actually worked really well.

[I honestly didn’t expect Darren to surprise us like this.]

[His singing is actually amazing. It’s kind of a waste that he’s not a singer.]

[He only did one section, but it was the hardest one, and he really pulled it off.]

[He genuinely surprised everyone. We all thought he’d be at the bottom.]

[Even that professional Ms. Sterling didn’t nail this section as well as he did.]

[So does that mean the professional Ms. Sterling has become the benchmark for comparing guest performances?]

[Well, yeah, obviously. She’s the one who called herself the most professional singing and dancing double threat.]

[Guys, Alicia’s coming on stage.]

[Honestly, I’m most curious about Alicia’s performance.]

[Same here. She’ll probably pick just one section like Darren did, right?]

[It’s starting.]

Alicia stepped onto the stage, and the moment the music started, she completely owned it.

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

Everyone watching-the audience and the guests-stared in shock.