Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 118

Chapter 118

The production team got Nicolas’s permission and then turned off the live stream camera.

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But even after the camera was off, the carlier footage had already been recorded and was going viral online, causing a huge stir.

Seeing this, Nicole could only think one thing: she was in deep trouble.

She noticed the crew who’d come in with them were all shooting her dirty looks.

She was way too embarrassed to stick around.

She pulled her nightgown tight, covered her face, and rushed out of the room.

Nicolas was barely holding it together himself, so he just let her go.

‘I can’t let myself lose control and do something stupid, Nicolas thought, quickly asking the doctor to examine him.

The doctor brought in some equipment, drew his blood, and gave him an injection to counteract the drug.

Once the blood test results were in, the doctor advised, “The drug in your system is pretty potent. You really need to go to the hospital.”

After the injection, Nicolas felt a little relief, but he was still miserable. “Just take me to the hospital,” he said.

Marley asked someone to get the car ready, then went with Nicolas to the hospital himself.

Nicolas’s mom had heard about what happened and called him right away.

When she found out from her son that the drug was really strong and he was already on his way to the hospital, she was

both furious and heartbroken.

The Moore family was definitely not going to let this slide.

She told her husband, who was just as angry, to call Leo right away.

Nicole was a Hammond, so naturally, it was up to her family to give them an explanation.

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At the hospital, Leo was feeling much better. He was half-reclining in bed, watching the news on the TV in his room.

Meanwhile, Mavis was sitting beside him, dutifully peeling fruit for him.

Just then, his phone rang. Leo glanced at the screen and saw it was Mr. Moore calling. He couldn’t help but be a little. surprised.

‘What’s he calling me for at a time like this?’ Leo thought.

He answered, “Mr. Moore!”

Mr. Moore’s voice came through, brimming with anger. “Leo, your daughter is way out of line. I can’t believe she’d resort to such dirty tricks against my son.”

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Mr. Moore’s voice was icy. “If anything happens to my son, then our families are finished. Don’t expect us to stay friendly after this.”

He wasn’t just making empty threats-Nicolas was his only son, and if something went wrong, he’d fight the Hammonds to the bitter end.

Leo was totally baffled. “What happened to Ally?”

When Mr. Moore mentioned his daughter, the first name that popped into Leo’s head was Alicia.

Mr. Moore paused, a bit surprised. “Not Alicia-I’m talking about Nicole.”

He continued, “Leo, the whole circle is buzzing about the stunt your stepdaughter pulled. Don’t tell me you haven’t heard.”

Leo got a bad feeling. “What did Nicole do? I’ve been recovering in the hospital-I honestly have no clue what’s happened.”

Mr. Moore said, “It’s all over the internet. I’ll send you the link-see for yourself.”

After hanging up, he sent Leo the viral video link via WhatsApp..

Leo opened the link and watched the video, his face clouding over as he watched.

Mavis, who was peeling fruit, started to feel anxious as she saw his face.

She knew all about Nicole’s scheme against Nicolas.

Now she was just worried that not only had Nicole failed, but the whole thing had blown up and everyone knew about it.

Otherwise, Mr. Moore wouldn’t be this furious, calling Leo up.

Her nerves were shot, and her hand slipped-she nicked herself with the fruit knife and couldn’t help but cry out, “Ouch!”

Normally, Leo would’ve fussed over her and told her to get a nurse right away.

But this time, he just looked up at her and snapped, “You really raised a great daughter-who knew she could do something so disgraceful.”

He was so furious that he tossed his phone at Mavis. “And now everyone knows. We’re a laughingstock-the Hammond family’s lost all its dignity.”

Leo was even more shaken-he just couldn’t accept what he was seeing.

In his eyes, Nicole had always been this innocent, obedient, and harmless girl.

But the stepdaughter in that video was totally brazen, shameless, with zero boundaries.

Her schemes were so low, there wasn’t even a shred of innocence left.

Everything Leo thought he knew about Nicole was completely turned upside down.

And now everyone knew-the Hammond family had become the butt of the joke, and he could just imagine how many people were watching them make fools of themselves today.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, they’d infuriated the Moore family, their closest allies.

From the way Mr. Moore spoke, it was obvious he was going to see this through to the bitter end.

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Right now, all Leo could do was hope Nicolas would pull through-if anything happened to him, things would get really ugly.

Mavis didn’t even bother with her cut-she just opened the viral link.

After watching the video, she nearly blacked out from shock.

She never thought Nicole could be so useless.

Not only did her plan flop, but Nicolas totally outsmarted her and exposed everything on live stream for the whole world to

see.

Her eyes welled up with tears. “How did things end up like this? It’s all my fault-I didn’t raise Nicole right.”

She went on, “Her crush on Nicolas has totally warped her judgment. That’s the only reason she’d do something so crazy.”

She wanted to argue or make excuses, but the video was irrefutable evidence. All she could do was try to pin it all on Nicole’s feelings for Nicolas.

Seeing her about to cry just made Leo even more frustrated. “What’s the point of crying now? Crying won’t solve anything, will it?

“You really failed to raise Nicole right-letting her pull such a shameless stunt.

“I’ll have my assistant book you a ticket. Get over to the hospital where Nicolas is and check on him yourself.”

With a cold look, he added, “You’d better hope he’s okay.”

Mavis was usually capable and gentle, but when things got tough, she just fell apart-all she did was cry and wait for someone else to clean up the mess.

If it had been his first wife, she would’ve already stepped up and handled it herself.

Compared to her, Mavis just seemed so weak and narrow-minded.

Ever since she married Leo, this was the first time Mavis had ever seen him blow up at her like this.

She got even more flustered. “Okay, I’ll head to the hospital right now and say sorry to Nicolas and his family for Nicole.

“I really never thought Nicole would lose her mind and do something so crazy.

“It’s all because of what happened to her when she was little. She’s so scared of losing people, and she cares about Nicolas way too much. That’s why she did something so stupid.

“Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close eye on her from now on,” she promised.

Looking lost and desperate, her eyes rimmed with tears, she pleaded, “Honey, please don’t get so worked up. It’s not good for your health.”

Seeing her like that, Leo sighed. “I never imagined Nicole would pull something like this. I’m just so mad I can barely believe

“I’ll have Kevin go with you.”

Over the years, he had developed feelings for Mavis. Though it wasn’t the deep love he’d felt for his late wife, he still felt protective of her.

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Seeing him soften a little, Mavis finally let out a sigh of relief. “Alright, with Kevin coming along, at least the Moore family will see we’re truly sorry.”

She definitely didn’t want to face the Moores’ anger alone.

His mom had a sharp tongue-if she decided to go after Mavis, she’d show no mercy.

With Kevin going with her, he’d be the one taking all the flak-she just had to show up, cry, and say sorry.

Hearing that, Leo didn’t feel any better. If anything, he was even more disappointed.

‘Mavis is seriously such a letdown,’ he thought.

But maybe that’s exactly why she latched onto him so completely, treating him as her only support.

But this time, what Nicole did didn’t just piss Leo off-it honestly made him lose all faith in her.

She was just so small-minded. Having a crush on Nicolas is no excuse for lowering herself to such cheap, shameless tricks.

If it had been his own daughter, there’s no way she’d ever do something so humiliating.

Ever since he’d been stuck in the hospital, Leo kept finding himself thinking about Alicia.

But the sad truth was, she wasn’t going to visit him. The more he thought about it, the more it just made his chest feel tight.

When Kevin got the call from his dad and heard he was supposed to go with Mavis to visit Nicolas, his face instantly darkened.

He agreed, but inside he was feeling pretty resentful.

‘Of course, it’s only when trouble comes up that he remembers I exist,’ Kevin thought, bitterness rising in his chest.

He’d heard that Nicolas’s parents had already rushed over to the hospital to check on him.

If they went tonight, it was basically signing up to go with Mavis and get roasted by the Moores.

Kevin couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable-his dad was way too invested in Mavis, and it seriously made him feel weird.

‘Why should I be the only one taking the heat for this?’ Kevin muttered to himself.

So he told his dad to have Austin come along too.

And once they got to the hospital, he’d make sure Caleb showed up as well.

‘If we’re brothers, then we might as well all get roasted together,’ Kevin thought.

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