Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Another half month passed.

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The Farrell and Hammond families announced their engagement, with the engagement party set for ten days later.

The news sent shockwaves through the social circle.

No one had expected Victor to get engaged to Nicole.

The Farrell family’s marriage alliance with the Hammonds became the butt of jokes in their social circle.

People were seriously wondering if Adam and Victor had lost their minds.

Everyone knew what Nicole had done to Nicolas, and she even made a big deal about having a crush on him on X.

Plenty of folks also heard about her trying to marry into another powerful family.

But she backed out just because that family was way too stingy with the money they gave their youngest son.

She was just a woman chasing after a rich family, but her reputation was already in the gutter. Who’d actually want to bring

her home?

Maybe some small-time family hoping to curry favor with the Hammonds would go for it.

But Nicole wouldn’t even look at a family like that.

So everyone saw the Farrell family as the biggest fools around.

Alicia knew Jason was the one pulling the strings, but even she hadn’t expected the engagement between the Farrells and Hammonds to happen so fast.

So she called Jason.

She asked, “Did that miracle doctor do something? Is that what made the Farrells agree to the engagement so quickly?”

Otherwise, with Nicole’s reputation in the gutter and the Farrells always putting profit first, even if they wanted to use her, they wouldn’t have agreed so quickly.

Jason was in a great mood. “You’re sharp, Alicia. Nailed it again.

Victor’s got a major problem with his body. If he doesn’t get treated, it’s actually worse than what Nicolas went through.

‘He won’t just lose the chance to have kids-he’ll basically be a eunuch for the rest of his life.

‘So the miracle doctor made a deal: Victor marries Nicole, and he’ll cure him.

“Victor’s nowhere near as gutsy as Nicolas. He barely hesitated-three days and he agreed.

Alicia chuckled. “Did he bring this on himself, or did the miracle doctor set him up?”

Jason replied, “He already had problems, but the miracle doctor probably gave him a little push.

‘Don’t let Victor’s straight-laced act fool you. Behind closed doors, he’s a total player.

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“One of his side chicks went out and caught something, and he ended up getting it too.

“His original fiancée’s family found out about all his little affairs and called off the engagement.”

Of course, Jason had a hand in making sure they found out.

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That family really cared about their daughter, so once they saw Victor’s true colors as a womanizer, they dropped the engagement with the Farrells.

Jason also had people drop a few hints in Nicole’s ear about how Victor was handsome and successful.

He was already the CEO of Farrell Group at such a young age, and Adam had given him a lot of power.

Right now, Victor was the most successful guy among the younger generation-a real diamond bachelor.

They kept dropping hints about all the perks of marrying Victor.

And to top it off, Victor also happened to be Nicolas’s cousin.

If she couldn’t be Nicolas’s wife, then being his cousin’s wife and having the upper hand over him-just imagine the satisfaction of rubbing it in his face.

Marrying into a wealthy family was Nicole’s obsession, especially since she cared so much about status and how others saw her.

She was determined to prove to everyone that even if she couldn’t marry Nicolas, she could still snag an heir to a powerful family who was every bit as impressive as him.

Marrying Nicolas’s cousin meant Nicole could finally hold her head high in front of him-she’d have the upper hand now, and that thought made her feel pretty damn good.

Victor had just called off his engagement, and Nicole thought, “This is my shot.”

She wasted no time and started getting close to Victor herself.

The miracle doctor, knowing all about Nicole’s obsession with marrying into money, gave her a little push from the

shadows.

Alicia sighed, “Victor’s a total snake. That family made the right call breaking off the engagement.”

She asked curiously, “Does Nicole know about this?”

Given how that miracle doctor loves working in the shadows, chances are Nicole has no clue what he’s been up to.

Sure enough, Jason replied, “Nope, she’s convinced it’s all her own charm at work. She thinks Victor got hooked after a couple of encounters.

“She thinks Victor pursued her, and it was the Farrells who approached the Hammonds about the engagement.”

Alicia frowned, confused. “If the miracle doctor knows what Victor’s really like, why would he still let Nicole marry him?”

Victor was such a womanizer, and now he had that kind of trouble. Even if he got cured, it still felt kind of… off.

Jason had thought about that too. “He probably just wants to indulge Nicole’s obsession.

“His feelings for Nicole are pretty complicated.

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“He’ll protect her, but he can’t be bothered to get involved in anything else.”

Alicia thought for a moment. “Yeah, that makes sense.

“He probably only realized Nicole was his daughter after she moved in with the Hammond family.”

She added, “His feelings for Mavis are probably even more complicated.”

Being treated like a substitute just to have a kid-no guy with any pride could really accept that.

So he usually just left Mavis alone, only stepping in when it affected Nicole’s interests.

“Once the miracle doctor cures Nicolas, Nicole’s dad will finally get his chance to make his move,” Alicia said.

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Even if Mavis and Nicole had the miracle doctor backing them, Alicia wasn’t about to let them off the hook.

The miracle doctor might have connections in the medical world, but of course, Alicia had her own network too.

Her grandfather had left her a lot of his contacts.

She had plenty of her own connections in the medical field, and her network just kept expanding.

Recently, thanks to her teacher’s connections, she got to treat a real VIP-and actually cured him.

When it came to medical skills and networking, she could go toe-to-toe with that miracle doctor and not break a sweat.

Ten days later, Victor and Nicole hosted a grand engagement party.

The Farrells sent an invitation to Jason, and Nicole made sure Alicia got one too.

But neither of them bothered to show up-they didn’t even try to hide how much they hated the whole thing.

A few days later, Alicia got a call from Diana.

Diana wanted her to come back to Irisport for a while.

The miracle doctor was about to treat Nicolas, but the Moore family didn’t really trust him.

So they asked Alicia to keep an eye on things during the treatment.

Since Alicia and Nicolas had already cut ties, the Moore family didn’t bother appealing to any old feelings.

Instead, they tried to sweeten the deal with some real benefits.

They knew Alicia was involved in the eco-project Jason was running.

The Moore family had already lost most of their profits and even pulled out of the joint eco-project with the other families.

But now, they were willing to offer up all their resources in that area to Alicia and her crew for their eco-project.

Nicolas was their only son, so everything they did was for him.

From Nicolas’s health issues to the way the Hammonds acted, the Moore family was mad as hell.

But what really drove them up the wall was Victor and Nicole getting engaged.

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That was a straight-up slap in the face-the Moore family and Nicole couldn’t stand each other.

So the Moores would rather go down swinging than keep playing along with the Hammonds and Farrells.

The Moore family really made a generous offer this time.

Alicia was also curious to see how the miracle doctor would treat Nicolas, so she agreed to go along with it.

On this day, Jason went with Alicia to the Moore family’s place.

Alicia had already told Diana that Jason would be coming along, and Diana didn’t object.

When they arrived, the Moore family-Diana, her husband, and Nicolas-were sitting on one side.

Victor and Nicole were sitting with the miracle doctor on the other side.

And Jett was sitting off to the side by himself.

Diana stood up with a smile. “Alicia, Jason, you’re here! Please, have a seat!”

Once Alicia and Jason were seated, the miracle doctor, looking impatient, said, “Let’s get started.”

He didn’t like Alicia or Jason, and he couldn’t stand Nicolas at all.

But the Moore family had something on him, and for Nicole’s sake, he had no choice but to treat Nicolas.

No one objected.

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The miracle doctor told Nicolas to lie down on a couch by himself and kicked things off with some acupuncture needles.

Once he was done, Diana glanced anxiously at Alicia-she only relaxed after Alicia nodded at her.

After the acupuncture, the miracle doctor took out a porcelain bottle. “Take one pill from this twice a day. Once you finish the whole bottle, you’ll be good as new.”

Nicolas took the bottle and immediately passed it to Alicia.

Alicia poured out a pill and sniffed it.

The miracle doctor frowned at that, but since the Moore family had already let him know Alicia would be present, he managed to keep his temper in check.

He was also interested to see if this nosy girl could actually spot anything.

After a moment, Alicia poured the pill back into the bottle.

She gave the miracle doctor a half-smile. “This medicine’s missing the real kicker, isn’t it?

“You’re still keeping something up your sleeve. That’s pretty shady of you.”

“Taking this stuff won’t hurt Nicolas, but it’s not gonna actually fix his problem of not being able to have kids.

‘Looks like he’s just buying time-since it’s not like anyone can figure out right away if Nicolas can have kids or not, she thought.

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