Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 111

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Ever since Nicolas found out about Nicole’s feelings for him and how she just wouldn’t leave him alone, he started to realize she wasn’t the simple, sweet girl he thought she was.

Nicole really isn’t as naive as I used to believe, Nicolas thought to himself.

This whole incident just proved that Nicole wasn’t just not innocent-she actually knew how to play the game.

Nicolas had even tested the lie detector himself-it worked just fine.

Nicole was just using the lie detector as an excuse.

After all, she was always going on about wanting to be super close with Alicia, saying how much she liked having her as a big sis.

Nicolas let out a long breath and said to Alicia, “I’m sorry. I really got you wrong before.”

Back then, everyone thought Alicia was too harsh, always seemed to be picking on Nicole, who looked so delicate and helpless.

With Alicia being the strong one and Nicole the weak one, people naturally felt sorry for the weaker side.

They’d even had arguments and stopped talking to each other for a while because of it.

Now, he finally realized he’d been so blind all this time.

He finally got why Alicia had to break things off with them.

They’d been getting her wrong for ages.

Alicia’s voice was icy as she said, “I don’t accept your apology.”

Nicolas’s expression darkened. Her words made it clear-she wasn’t about to forgive him.

His heart clenched, a bitter ache spreading inside. ‘Guess I really messed up this time, he thought.

Having grown up with Alicia, Nicolas knew her all too well-she was always clear about who she cared for and who she didn’t.

Her attitude said it all-she was cutting him off for good, drawing a line that couldn’t be crossed.

His heart clenched painfully, and then it felt like he couldn’t breathe.

‘Is this really it? Am I just going to lose her for good?’ Nicolas thought, panic rising in his chest. ‘I don’t want this. I can’t accept it!’

Caleb wasn’t feeling any better than Nicolas.

He’d spent way more time around Nicole than Nicolas ever did, so he always thought of her as this fragile little flower who needed them to look out for her.

She just seemed so innocent and soft-hearted that people would just walk all over her.

But now, Nicole had completely turned his whole perception upside down.

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Hearing Alicia’s sarcastic words, Caleb’s feelings were all over the place-he just felt awful inside.

He’d been about to apologize too, but Nicolas got there first.

But he never expected Alicia to turn him down flat like that.

‘So what about me?

‘We’re siblings. Will she ever forgive me?’ he thought, his heart aching.

He really had misjudged her before-it was all his fault, and he couldn’t help but feel guilty about it.

So Caleb looked at Alicia and said, “Ally, I’m really sorry. We were wrong to doubt you.

“I just hope now that everything’s out in the open, we can be close again.”

Alicia’s eyes were full of indifference, her tone even frostier than before: “I don’t accept it. I won’t forgive you.”

In her heart, her third brother Caleb had always been more important to her than Nicolas.

So when he hurt her, the pain went even deeper-there was no way she could ever forgive him.

Caleb’s eyes rimmed with tears. “I’ll try my best to earn your forgiveness.”

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Even though he used to look out for Nicole, deep down, his little sister Alicia was always the one who mattered most to him.

Now that he knew he’d been wrong about her, the last thing he wanted was for them to really end up as strangers.

Alicia just scoffed, her voice icy. “Don’t bother trying. You’re just wasting your time.”

Just then, Jett glanced at Nicolas and Caleb and said, “Aren’t you guys going to go cheer up Nic? She’s bawling her eyes out this time, and you two are the only ones who can handle that.”

Nicolas and Caleb exchanged glances, at a total loss for words.

This idiot always manages to bring up the most awkward stuff, they both thought.

There was no way they were going to comfort Nicole again-her crying this time was completely out of line.

After all this drama, they really needed to cool off and figure out what to do about Nicole next.

Nicolas gave Jett a frosty glance. “Knock yourself out. This is all yours.”

Jett just shrugged. “I’d love to help, but it wouldn’t make a difference if I went. Only you two can actually calm her down.”

He made a mock ‘after you’ gesture. “So, go on, you two.”

Landon added, “Come on, you guys always had Nicole’s back before. Don’t switch sides now, or you’ll just end up looking bad.”

Nicolas snorted. “Why don’t you mind your own business?”

Those two were just dying to see them and Alicia go at it again. Seriously, they were the worst.

Jett just grinned. “Yeah, I told you before-I’m basically the king of minding other people’s business. What, did you forger already?”

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He kept egging them on, “Go on, hurry up! If you don’t, Nicole’s gonna bawl her eyes out and end up with a face full of puffy tears.”

Nicolas stood up and said, “Why should I care if she cries herself to a swollen face? That’s her problem.

“I’m going for a walk. You guys have fun.”

With that, he walked straight out the door.

Seeing Nicolas leave, Caleb got up too. “I’m heading out for a walk as well.”

Alicia wasn’t about to give them the time of day right now, and he knew it. He needed to seriously think about how to earn her forgiveness.

Trying to comfort Nicole? That wasn’t even on his radar at the moment.

Then he quickly hurried after Nicolas.

After Nicolas walked out, he told the crew not to follow him with the livestream.

Then, the hashtag [LieDetector: Nicole Says She Hates Alicia] started trending online.

After Nicolas had been walking for a while, his mom called him.

She hadn’t watched the livestream, but she saw the entire clip that was blowing up online.

She chewed him out first, then said, “From now on, keep your distance from Nicole. If you let her mess with you again, don’t bother showing your face at the Moore family’s door.”

Nicolas replied, “I promise I’ll stay away from her.”

After a moment’s thought, he said, “Mom, can you get someone to check Nicole out for me?

“I want to know just how much she was fanning the flames between me and Alicia, and if she was up to anything shady behind the scenes.

“Now that I think about it, some stuff just feels way too fishy and suspicious.”

His mom didn’t object. “Alright, I’ll have someone check her out for you.”

She knew it was crucial for Nicolas to see Nicole’s true colors once and for all.

With his mom handling it herself, Nicolas didn’t bother calling his team.

Meanwhile, after Caleb stepped outside, he called his big brother Kevin.

He asked Kevin to really look into Nicole and figure out what she’s been pulling behind their backs.

Kevin had already gotten someone to dig into Nicole and her mom.

After hearing what Caleb said, he couldn’t help but pull up today’s livestream to see for himself.

He spotted the trending hashtag and clicked on it to watch the video.

After watching, he felt like his whole world had just been turned upside down.

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After thinking it over, he downloaded the video and saved it. Once he finished digging up everything on Nicole and her mom, he planned to send it to his dad.

He also told his assistant to step up the investigation on Nicole.

With the three main characters gone, the rest of the crew drifted off as well, and the livestream for the day was officially

over.

Meanwhile, Jett went and knocked on Nicole’s door.

He called out, “Nic, I’m here to check on you. How are you holding up?”

Nicole’s voice came through, thick with tears. “I just want to be alone for a while.”

Jett replied, “Alright, I’ll leave you be.

“I’ll try to get Nicolas and Caleb to come and comfort you later.”

With that, he walked away.

Nicole, who’d been keeping an eye on things outside, felt her face darken.

‘Seriously? That jerk actually just left?

‘I said I wanted to be alone, but couldn’t he at least insist on coming in to keep me company?’ she huffed, even more annoyed.

Her thoughts were all over the place right now, worried sick that Nicolas and Caleb would start suspecting her.

And if her stepdad ever caught wind of this, she was terrified he’d totally change the way he treated her.

Nicole called her mom right away.

But her mom was at the hospital with Nicole’s stepdad, so she couldn’t answer the phone.

‘Damn Alicia! She’s already ditched the family for good-so why does she still have to mess with me?

“That suggestion for the Truth or Dare game? Probably Alicia and Jason teamed up to set me up with that.

‘And Jason. Right, him too,’ she reminded herself.

She needed to find a chance to get close to Jason and deliberately create some misunderstandings between him and Alicia.

As long as Jason stopped siding with Alicia, she could try to turn the tables in the next livestream.

She walked over to the window and just kept staring outside, not letting anything slip by.

Her luck wasn’t too bad-after about half an hour, she saw Jason wheeling himself out the front gate in his wheelchair.

She went over to the mirror and tidied herself up, trying to make herself look presentable before heading out to find Jason.

Crying her eyes out, Nicole ran downstairs and straight out the front gate, not caring who saw her.

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