Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 138

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Right in front of Kevin, Leo called someone and told them to check if Mavis and her daughter had anyone backing them behind the scenes.

He also asked them to investigate whether anyone around him was acting suspiciously.

He then instructed a trusted cousin from the Hammond family to arrange a paternity test between him and Nicole.

He handed over a strand of his own hair, and had already asked the servants to collect a strand of Nicole’s hair.

Once Leo finished giving orders, Kevin asked, “Dad, are we going home now?”

Leo waved him off. “I’m staying at the office tonight. Not going back.”

He had a private lounge set up in his office.

Honestly, he just really didn’t want to deal with Mavis and her daughter tonight.

Kevin didn’t push it. “Alright.”

Kevin figured that by giving Mavis and her daughter the cold shoulder, his dad was making them restless enough to mess up all on their own.

After thinking for a moment, Leo added, “By the way, all that trouble Mavis’s ex caused-someone’s got to be behind it. Check if it’s Jason or Ally.”

The trending topic couldn’t be taken down, Mavis’s ex-husband’s account couldn’t be banned, and the video just wouldn’t disappear.

There was no way that guy

had the power to make all that happen on his own-someone else had to be behind it.

No matter how he thought about it, the only people who came to mind were Jason and Alicia.

Kevin figured it was probably Alicia and Jason behind it. “If it turns out they did it, what are you gonna do, Dad?”

If it really was Alicia, Leo and her brothers couldn’t actually do anything to her.

Honestly, after she exposed Mavis and her daughter for what they really are, Kevin didn’t think Alicia did anything wrong.

Leo was caught off guard by the question.

A wry smile appeared on his face. “Yeah, what can I really do?”

‘She’s my own daughter-what am I supposed to do, go after her? No way.

‘Honestly, if this whole mess hadn’t blown up, we never would’ve found out what Mavis was really doing,’ he thought.

He waved his hand. “Forget it. Let’s just leave it at that.

“You can go. I want to be alone for a while.”

Kevin stood up. “Alright, Dad. If you need anything, just call me.”

Now that he knew where his dad stood, there was no point in sticking around.

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Back in his own office, he set up a three-way call and filled his two younger brothers in on what he’d found out.

He told them to keep their cool and not do anything rash.

Then he gave Jason a call.

When Kevin called, Alicia was hanging out at Jason’s place.

Jason was back in the kitchen today.

Alicia had just washed the veggies, and Jason was chopping away.

Seeing Kevin’s call come in, Jason picked up and put it on speaker so Alicia could hear too.

“What’s up, Kevin?” Jason asked.

Kevin got straight to the point. “Can you put Ally on? I need to talk to her about something with our mom.”

Jason glanced over at Alicia.

Alicia spoke up. “What about Mom?”

Hearing her voice, Kevin paused, surprised. “You’re with Jason?”

‘Those two sure seem tight. They’re always together.

Jason’s usually ice-cold, but he acts totally different around Alicia. Guy must have a crush on her.

‘And Alicia’s actually letting him get close, which is pretty unusual for her.

‘Who knows how far they’ve taken things already,’ Kevin wondered.

But he was smart enough not to ask.

Alicia said, “Go ahead, I’m listening.”

She still cared about anything related to her mom.

Kevin could sense how distant Alicia was, and it stung.

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Today, they finally saw Mavis and her daughter’s true colors. They realized they’d been blaming Alicia for things she never did, and felt awful about it.

He knew trying to appeal to her feelings wouldn’t work-she might just hang up on him. “Today, I reached out to…”

He explained to Alicia why he contacted the lawyer and shared what the lawyer had told him.

He reminded her, “When you have time, go see the lawyer and get the key to the bank safe deposit box.”

As Alicia listened, her eyes welled up and her voice caught. “Thanks for telling me. I’ll go.”

Her heart ached with longing for her mom.

Kevin’s heart twisted at the sound of Alicia’s choked voice, but he understood.

Alicia had always been the one most attached to their mom, always clinging to her and staying by her side right up until the

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No one loved Mom more than she did.

He said, “Mom wanted us to be happy and to have a future we could count on.”

Alicia sniffled. “I’ll be just fine.”

Now that she’s away from them, she can finally live her own life-free and happy.

Kevin tried to keep the conversation going. “Do you know who Nicole’s biological father is?”

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Alicia knew they’d figured out she was behind Mavis’s ex-husband’s mess. “Whoever is the most protective of her and treats her the best is probably her biological father.

“If that’s all, I’m hanging up.”

She was deliberately giving Kevin a heads-up.

She mainly wanted them to watch out for that miracle doctor, and not let Mavis and her daughter use him to stir up trouble or get away with something.

Kevin could tell Alicia wasn’t in the mood to keep talking.

So he just said, “Go ahead and hang up. If you ever need anything, you know how to reach us.”

As he mulled over her words, a name suddenly flashed through his mind.

Lately, someone had been going out of their way to shield Nicole.

Alicia hung up.

It was the first time Jason had ever seen Alicia tearing up.

His own mom was a hopeless romantic who only cared about her own relationships, so he’d never really known what it was like to have a mom who loved him unconditionally.

After a moment, he asked, “Need a shoulder to cry on?”

He just wanted to distract her and help her feel better.

But Alicia shot back, “Aren’t you worried I’ll get your clothes all wet with tears?”

Jason blinked, a little surprised. “Nah, it’s fine. If it gets dirty, I’ll just throw it in the wash.”

Alicia leaned her head on his shoulder and broke down, crying for real.

Having a shoulder to lean on right now was just what she needed.

With Alicia leaning against him, her warmth and her tears soaking his shoulder, Jason stiffened.

His heart raced, and it felt like her tears were burning right through to his heart.

She actually leaned on my shoulder… Maybe I really do have a chance?’ Jason thought, hope flickering in his chest.

He didn’t move a muscle, just let Alicia cry it out against him, both of them silent.

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After a few minutes, Alicia finally let it all out, all those bottled-up feelings.

She looked up at him, totally unashamed. “I’m done crying. Thanks for letting me use your shoulder.”

Jason gave her a gentle look. “No problem.”

Jason couldn’t even say when he first caught feelings for Alicia.

He honestly had no idea himself.

Back in school, Alicia was always butting heads with him because of Nicolas and the others.

She even beat him up once.

Back then, he was itching to fight her and win back some pride.

But before he ever got the chance, he had to leave the country.

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After he went abroad, life got busy, and there weren’t many people from home who crossed his mind-but Alicia was definitely one of them.

Of all the girls he’d ever met, she stood out from the crowd-confident, radiant, fiercely loyal, and never afraid to be herself.

Back then, though, what he really looked forward to was coming back and testing his skills against her.

As he grew older and matured, the urge to fight her just faded away.

His brother’s death was a huge blow, and after the car accident left him unable to walk properly, he found himself drowning in hatred.

After he returned, he’d occasionally check up on her, just to see how she was doing.

When he found out she’d left Starlight Entertainment, he couldn’t help but wonder if she’d be interested in teaming up him.

Never in a million years did he think she’d actually say yes-but she did.

And she even healed his leg.

The more time they spent together, the more they just clicked-like they were on the same wavelength.

Before he realized it, he was falling for her more and more.

Every time he was with her, he felt a kind of ease and happiness he’d never known before.

He could only say it started with a spark, and ended with a heartbeat.

with

With a girl as radiant and easygoing as Alicia, Jason honestly couldn’t help catching feelings-she was just impossible not to

fall for.

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