Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 104

Chapter 104

Next, the production team led everyone to where they’d be staying.

Greenpeak Village is nestled in the mountains, with a winding road that snakes up to the top.

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Since they’d been chosen to help out Greenpeak Village this time, the village chief and the council had put in a lot of work to get ready.

They even talked to a family who’d moved to the city and got permission to use their house.

It’s one of the rare three-story brick houses around here.

The production team kept things straightforward with the accommodations-each guest got their own room, and the setup was pretty much the same for everyone.

After dropping off their luggage, everyone gathered downstairs.

The host looked at the guests and said, “Alright, from now on, you guys are on your own to hunt down your ingredients.

“Bring them back and handle your own dinner tonight.”

Nicolas asked, “How are we supposed to find them? Can we just buy them from the villagers with our own money?”

He’d never been on a variety show before, so he had no clue how things worked.

The host chuckled. “Nope, buying ingredients with cash is off the table.

“You’ll need to pitch in and help the villagers out-trade your hard work for tonight’s dinner.”

Nicolas gave a helpless look. “Do we look like we know how to trade labor for food?”

Honestly, none of us have a clue about this kind of thing.

The host gave an awkward smile. “The production team believes you can do it.”

That was the whole point-watching them struggle was what made it fun.

“Alright, it’s getting late-time to head out and start hunting for your ingredients!

“Whether you come back with a feast or nothing at all, just make sure you’re here by six o’clock at the latest,” the host said.

Caleb glanced at his watch. “It’s already past four. Is less than two hours really enough time?”

The host grinned. “Come on, I know you guys can pull it off.”

Caleb was speechless. “We don’t even believe in ourselves.”

But he knew there was no point in arguing.

Alicia turned to the host and asked, “Can we merge teams or form bigger teams?”

The host glanced over at Marley.

Marley spoke up, “How do you want to form the teams?”

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Alicia said, “You guys know I don’t get along with Nicole and her crew. I don’t want to go out and find ingredients just to have her cook for us, and I definitely don’t want to eat with them, either.

“So, can our team join forces with Team Two? We can look for ingredients together and have Hannah handle the cooking.”

Honestly, the thought of eating anything Nicole made-or having to sit at the same table with her-just totally killed Alicia’s appetite.

Marley knew Alicia never sugarcoated things, so her blunt request didn’t catch him off guard.

Plus, with the main sponsor sitting right there watching, he didn’t hesitate and said, “Sure, if Team Two’s cool with teaming up.”

Hannah smiled and said, “Count us in.”

Back when they were moving their luggage, Alicia had already pulled them aside to ask.

‘No way am I teaming up with Nicole in the kitchen, Hannah thought. ‘She’d probably pull some stunt just to mess things

Just look at Felicity.

If she hadn’t tagged along with Nicole and gotten stuck in the same team, she wouldn’t have gotten roasted so badly online. and her follower count wouldn’t have tanked.

If Starlight Entertainment didn’t step in, Felicity would be totally finished-no chance of making a comeback.

Hannah’s intuition was usually dead-on, and she just had this feeling Nicole was a walking jinx-anyone who got close ended up in trouble. So she’d rather steer clear.

Marley said, “Alright, you two teams will find ingredients and cook together.

“This house just happens to have two kitchens, so each team can use one.”

Hannah nodded. “No problem.”

Marley looked at Nicolas and Caleb and said, “You guys will be joining Nicole’s team.”

Mixing those two groups together was sure to spark plenty of interesting moments-great for the audience.

Nicolas wasn’t too happy about it, but the truth was, neither he nor Caleb could cook to save their lives.

He glanced at Caleb, leaving the decision up to him.

Caleb nodded. “Alright.”

Since he couldn’t team up with his own sister Nicole, this was the only option left for him.

The villagers had heard that the production team was coming to film a variety show in their village, hoping to share ideas on how to make the place more prosperous.

Now that the celebrities had arrived, everyone flocked over to catch a glimpse and join the excitement.

They’d barely stepped outside the gate before they were instantly mobbed by curious villagers.

Alicia was pretty outgoing by nature.

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She flashed a friendly smile at the villagers and called out, “Hello, neighbors! Is there anything you need help with?

“We’ve been given a task to work in exchange for ingredients, so if you have any chores that need doing, just let us know!”

The villagers didn’t really recognize the stars, but they were all super welcoming.

One middle-aged woman grinned and said, “Our place could use a good cleaning.

“If you can get it nice and tidy, I’ll hook you up with some ingredients.”

This lady was the classic busybody-always the first to jump into anything exciting.

Getting celebrities to clean her house? She’d be telling that story to everyone in the village.

Alicia checked with the other three to see if they were up for it.

Once everyone agreed, she grinned and said, “Alright, we’ll help out, sis! Thanks for letting us pitch in!”

Hearing Alicia call her ‘sis’, the woman in her forties laughed, “I’m old enough to be your aunt, you know.”

Alicia smiled. “You look so young! Honestly, you’re just a little older than us, so calling you ‘sis’ feels just right.”

The woman broke into a happy smile. “You sure know how to say the right things, young lady.

“Come on, I’ll take you to my place. I’ll make sure to hook you up with some extra ingredients,” she said, waving them over.

The four of them followed the lady to her house.

And sure enough, a bunch of villagers trailed behind, all wanting to see what the fuss was about.

Meanwhile, the live chat was blowing up with comments about how bubbly and smooth-talking Alicia was.

They’d barely stepped out the door and already scored a job for some ingredients.

Seeing how well Alicia was doing, Caleb called out, “We’ve got the same mission-looking for ingredients. Does anyone else need a hand with anything?”

‘My sister Nicole really can get along with anyone, no matter where she goes, Caleb thought.

So he just followed Alicia’s lead and tried the same approach.

With Caleb stepping up-handsome as ever-and three more heartthrobs in his crew, it was no wonder all eyes were on them.

A young woman, cheeks flushed, said, “The peaches in our yard are ready to pick, and we need someone to help harvest

them.

“If you guys are up for it, I’ll hook you up with some ingredients, too.”

Caleb flashed a smile. “Sure, we’d love to help pick some peaches!”

Without missing a beat, the four of them headed off after the young woman to her house.

Alicia and her crew showed up at her house and jumped right in to help clean up.

It was a pretty light job-just sweeping the yard and picking up some clutter in the living room.

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The two guys got to work outside, while Alicia and Hannah tackled the living room.

Just as they started working, a harsh coughing sound came from one of the rooms.

You could tell it was a pretty bad cough.

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The woman explained to Alicia and the others, “That’s my mother-in-law. She’s been coughing for a long time. We took her to the hospital, and they said it wasn’t anything serious.

“They prescribed her some medicine, but she’s still coughing.

“She even got some IV treatments-those helped for a few days, but then the cough came back.”

She sighed. “We’ve even tried traditional medicine, but that didn’t help either.”

Alicia asked, “Does she cough like this every day?”

The woman nodded. “Yeah, once she starts, it just goes on and on.”

Alicia paused, then said, “Actually, I’m a doctor. Want me to check on your mother-in-law?”

The woman blinked in surprise. “Wait, aren’t you one of the celebrities?”

Alicia smiled. “I’m a licensed traditional medicine doctor-graduated from Solmare Medical College.

“Trust me, I know my stuff. Want me to give it a try?”

Even if the hospital says it’s nothing major, coughing like that for so long can really wear a person down.

Since Alicia was there, she naturally wanted to help out.

The woman glanced at Alicia-young, pretty, and a celebrity-so she wasn’t really expecting much from her as a doctor.

But she figured there was no harm in letting Alicia give it a shot, especially since she could tell Alicia genuinely meant well.

So she nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll go get her.”

The viewers watching the show were all stunned.

[Wait, Alicia knows medicine? Is this for real?]

[She can actually heal people? Is she just trying to get attention?]

[I’ve always liked Alicia, but she better not pretend to be a doctor-if this blows up, it’s gonna be super awkward.]

[She probably does know her stuff-didn’t she say she graduated from Solmare Medical College for traditional medicine?] [Did you guys forget? Yesterday, Jett said Alicia graduated from Solmare Medical College and even asked her to help him out.]

[I thought Jett was just messing around. Turns out he was serious?]

[Even if she did graduate from Solmare Medical College, she just finished school-how skilled could she really be?]

[The patient’s already seen specialists and tried conventional treatments, all to no avail. And she thinks she can fix it? Seriously?]

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[How can she use someone else’s health just to get attention? She’s turning into one of those attention-seekers I can’t stand.]

[Alicia hasn’t even checked yet-how are you guys already jumping to conclusions and calling it a stunt?]

[For real! I totally trust Alicia, no way she’d fake something like this just for clout.]

[Team Alicia all the way!]

And just like that, the live chat blew up-everyone was arguing about whether Alicia actually knew her stuff or if she was just showing off for the cameras.

[AliciaHeals] even shot up the trending list.

Jason didn’t pay for any of this-with the show already so popular, controversial topics like this just naturally blew up online.

The live stream’s popularity shot up even higher.

Loads of people clicked in, all curious to see if Alicia could really treat someone.

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