Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 103

Chapter 103

After landing at the airport, everyone piled into the cars arranged by the production team.

Each team got their own SUV.

Once they were in the car, Landon warned Alicia and Jason to keep an eye on Nicolas.

Alicia and Jason were both well aware of what was going on.

Jason, in particular, had always known just how petty Nicolas could be.

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Nicolas always got possessive whenever a guy showed up around Alicia, and he’d try to mess things up on the sly.

Jason wasn’t worried about Nicolas pulling any stunts-he always kept his guard up.

Four hours later.

By about three in the afternoon, everyone finally made it to Greenpeak Village.

This time, the production team had a rule: no assistants allowed. Everyone had to handle everything themselves.

So Alicia didn’t bring Sherry along.

Instead, she asked Sherry to look into something for her.

Once they arrived, Jason split off from Alicia and the others.

He hung out with the production team, watching their livestream.

Soon, the livestream kicked off.

The host popped up on screen first. “Hey everyone, we’re back! We’ve arrived at Greenpeak Village.”

She had the guests wave and say hi to the viewers.

Then the host got straight to the point. “Thanks for all your support, everyone! And thanks for joining in on our official X

activities.

“The production team has already picked out some of your suggestions.

“Alright, let’s have each team draw one now.”

There were no TVs or big screens around.

So the production team just brought out a laptop.

The host turned to Nicole and Jett. “Team 1, Ms. Hammond or Mr. Kingsley, which one of you wants to do the honors?”

Jett smiled and motioned to Nicole. “Nicole, you go ahead.”

Nicole didn’t hesitate. She smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll give it a shot.”

She walked up, skimmed through the rolling suggestions, and paused it with a tap.

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In no time, the suggestion she landed on showed up on the laptop screen.

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The camera zoomed in, and the host read it out loud. “Once the guests arrive in Greenpeak Village, they’ll have to fend for themselves.

“The production team won’t be handing out any food-everyone’s got to figure out their own meals.”

All the guests just stared, completely speechless.

Nicole really managed to pick a doozy.

But Nicole was actually thrilled she’d landed this suggestion.

After all, her real dad wasn’t fond of her at all, so she’d been doing chores since she was little.

Even after she moved in with the Hammonds and started living in luxury, her mom was the kind who always took care of things herself, still personally cooking for her husband and the others in the family.

Nicole was no different-she’d often cook for her stepdad, her stepbrother, and a few others.

The best part was, Alicia wasn’t exactly a whiz in the kitchen, so this would make for a pretty interesting comparison.

But on the outside, she put on a look of surprise and helplessness. “Oh, how did I end up with this one?”

She glanced at the other guests and asked, “Can any of you cook?”

She added, “I can cook, though. Since I picked this suggestion, I’ll take the lead on making meals.”

Alicia and Nicole had already had a public falling out, so Alicia just kept quiet.

But she could see the excitement flickering in Nicole’s eyes.

She could totally tell Nicole was trying to show everyone up by comparing herself to Alicia.

But it looked like Nicole’s plan was about to backfire.

Alicia might not be much of a cook, but this wasn’t the Hammond household anymore.

Back at home with the Hammonds, whenever Nicole cooked, the servants had already washed and prepped all the ingredients for her.

Hunting down your own food was a whole different story, and the selection of seasonings here was nothing like what she had at home.

After being pampered for so many years, Alicia was curious to see how Nicole would actually handle things now.

Landon was firmly on Alicia’s side and had always been put off by Nicole, so he just kept quiet.

Nicolas just kept quiet, trying to stay out of it.

Caleb just shrugged helplessly. “Nicolas and I can’t cook at all-we’re only good at eating.”

Simon chimed in, “Same here.”

Hannah smiled. “I can cook, but I’m not sure if everyone will like it.”

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Nicole smiled at her. “That’s just right, I couldn’t handle all the cooking alone. Let’s do it together.”

Hannah hadn’t really liked Nicole much after the last season of the show.

After catching up on all the drama online, she liked her even less.

But she didn’t let it show. She just smiled and nodded. “Sure, I’ll help you out.”

She could tell Nicole was thrilled about getting this suggestion and was just itching to show off.

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Nicole was way too scheming, and with all that family backing her up, Hannah was pretty laid-back herself. She wasn’t about to compete with Nicole for the spotlight-if she could avoid it, she would.

Nicole knew Alicia was savage and never sugarcoated anything, so she didn’t even bother asking her.

Next, the host called on Team 2 to draw their suggestion.

Hannah gestured for Simon to step up.

Simon walked over and hit the pause button.

The host read out the suggestion. “Each team has to compete every day. The losing team gets punished, and one of the punishments has to be playing Truth or Dare.”

Simon let out a laugh. “Looks like the audience just wants to see us get punished.”

The two suggestions they’d drawn in a row were nothing new-the usual stuff you’d see on any other show.

If you want to see the guests embarrass themselves, it always comes down to these things.

But playing Truth or Dare was bound to add a bit of excitement.

The viewers who came up with the idea probably had the same thing in mind.

The live chat was blowing up with excitement-everyone was eager for some juicy confessions from the guests.

Then it was Team 3’s turn.

Nicolas motioned for Caleb to do the honors.

Caleb hit the pause button, and his eyes lit up when he saw what he’d landed on.

The host read it out loud. “Sticking with the same teams for too long gets dull. How about mixing things up by swapping at member between teams every so often?

“Basically, it means mixing things up and swapping team members for a day or a certain period. Like, Nicole and Nicolas could end up on one team, while Alicia and Caleb are on another.”

As soon as that suggestion came up, everyone could tell the person who submitted it was just trying to stir up some drama.

But the guests had already agreed that whatever suggestion they drew, they had to go along with it, so there was no backing

out now.

Even Nicolas wasn’t about to turn it down-after all, this was his chance to get paired up with Alicia.

[This suggestion is way better than the last two!]

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[Caleb totally nailed it with that pick!]

[This is gonna be a drama fest-I’m so hyped!]

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[Gotta see Nicole and Nicolas on the same team, just to find out if there’s really something going on between them.]

[Hope we get Alicia and Caleb together-there’s bound to be some rich-family tea!]

[I wanna see Nicolas and Jett team up-those two would totally go off on each other!]

[I wanna see…]

The viewers were all chiming in with their dream team pairings, totally loving the idea of shuffling the teams around.

Finally, it was the last team’s turn.

Alicia nudged Landon to go up and draw.

Landon hit the pause button.

The host read out the suggestion. “The guests have to come up with unique ways to help Greenpeak Village prosper-each team needs a different idea.

“Each team will receive the same amount of seed money to complete an entrepreneurial challenge.

“No direct investments in things like tourism.

“During the livestream, you’ll need to design and personally carry out a money-making project using local resources.”

The host grinned. “This is a great pick-it really matches our theme this time.”

The live chat was full of people suspecting the production team had snuck this suggestion in themselves.

Turns out, they totally nailed it.

But everyone was still hyped, dying to see what kind of money-making schemes each team would come up with.

The host got a signal from Marley.

He said, “It’s still early, so tonight’s dinner is up to you all.

“Let’s have a contest to see which team can score the most ingredients.

“The team that comes up short will get hit with a penalty.”

He added, “Team swaps will kick in starting tomorrow.

“For now, let’s see how in sync everyone is with their teammates.”

Even though the viewers were bummed they wouldn’t get to see any team drama today, they still couldn’t wait to see how the guests would hunt for ingredients.

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