Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Jason took the phone and scanned the information on the screen.

He replied, “Alright, I’ll have someone poach him.”

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With that, he sent a message to the head of the talent department, telling them to poach Darren Quinn.

Alicia glanced at Jason and chuckled. “You’re so easy to talk to now.”

Back in the day, Jason was famous for being that cold, brilliant top student, and he had a pretty savage mouth,

too.

Nicolas and Maxwell really couldn’t stand Jason, and they were always at odds with him.

Jason raised his eyebrows. “Do I even have a choice? What if you decide to pick another fight with me?”

Alicia thought, ‘He still hasn’t forgotten about that.‘

She shot him a look. “I care about my image now.”

After discussing their plans, Alicia told him she’d start working on his leg tomorrow, then headed out.

When she got home, Alicia opened the official LUMIA fan club account on X and found a check–in thread hashtag “WhenWillAliciaLeaveTheGroup“.

Today, plenty of fans supporting the other LUMIA members had checked in as usual.

She first tagged the original poster.

Alicia Delaney Official: [I’m such a good sport, so here’s your reward for checking in. Congrats!]

The people still checking in and trash–talking Alicia saw this and were left speechless.

‘Seriously? She’s calling this a reward? What’s her deal?‘ they thought. ‘Could she really be leaving the group?

That can’t be true.

Just as they were still confused, Alicia’s next post popped up.

Alicia Delaney Official: [Today, I officially terminated my contract with Starlight Entertainment and left LUMIA. See you never! And congrats to me for finally escaping hell!]

Then she deleted all her old posts, cutting ties with her past once and for all.

Honestly, even though Alicia got hate from every corner of the internet, she still trended everywhere.

It didn’t take long before hashtags like “AliciaTerminatesContract“, “Alicial.eavesLUMIA“, and “AliciaSaysGoodbyeAndEscapesHell” blew up on X and landed in the top ten trending topics.

Even though LUMIA’S group stans and the fans of the other four members had been clamoring for Alicia to

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quit, when the news actually dropped, they were all caught off guard.

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At first, they couldn’t believe it, and the hype just didn’t live up to their expectations. The excitement they’d imagined just wasn’t there.

Especially with Alicia’s final words “see you never” and “escaping hell“, it was clear she didn’t care about leaving at all. If anything, she seemed downright thrilled to be gone.

In their minds, Alicia was supposed to get booted from LUMIA for not being good enough, not leave on her own with that “finally free” celebratory attitude.

It was supposed to be LUMIA kicking her out, not her walking away like she was the winner here.

It was like she acted as if LUMIA wasn’t even worth her time.

‘Who does Alicia think she is, acting like LUMIA isn’t good enough for her? Damn, they fumed.

Itsben: [Is Alicia crazy? She actually left LUMIA for real.]

Alexr: [Her post on X was basically an official statement. Not only did she quit the group, she totally burned all her bridges with Starlight and the rest of LUMIA.]

Mattk: [Gotta say, the drama around Alicia these past few days has been so juicy.]

Ryanj: [Alicia is such a joke. “Escaping hell” and “see you never“? Please, the other four members don’t even want to see you anyway.]

Acc12: [Finally, that dead weight is gone. Now LUMIA is finally a perfect group.]

Cola: [The other four members should be lighting up fireworks to celebrate.]

LULU: [I stan the group, and honestly, I’m about to buy fireworks myself. With Alicia gone, LUMIA’s gonna be even better from now on.]

Taco: [Alicia finally left the group. Guess she finally realized it herself.]

PlusA: [Isn’t Alicia being way too rude? She only got popular because of LUMIA, and now she’s leaving and throwing shade? That’s just too much.]

HOT: [Exactly. Good thing that teammate with zero class finally knew when to quit.]

Even though Alicia was getting hate from every corner of the internet, she still had her own loyal fans.

Fine0: [Alicia never really vibed with the rest of the group anyway. Why can’t she just be real about it?]

Hateginger: [Why should she have to pretend and play nice when they’re just using her for clout? That’s just so phony.J

Yogurt: [I love how Alicia always stands her ground. She’s got that fierce energy.]

Flyaway: [I’m already exhausted from all the office fake smiles and politics. I seriously don’t want to watch any

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more of that phony friendship act.]

CrybabyL: [We’re rooting for Alicia! Now that she’s finally ditched that bloodsucking company, her agent, and those leeching teammates, she’s bound to shine even brighter.]

Butterspan: [For real, we Alicia stans are ready to light up fireworks to celebrate too!]

When the other LUMIA fans and Alicia’s haters saw comments from Alicia’s fans, they were seriously pissed. They immediately shot back.

PLS: [Starlight is literally the top dog in the business. How’s Alicia ever gonna make it big without them?]

Angel: [Exactly. Getting into LUMIA was the peak for her. Now that she’s out, she’s basically one step away from fading into obscurity.]

Cream: [She totally burned her bridges with Starlight. Which big company in showbiz would accept Alicia now?]

Ditto: [Even if some tiny agency actually wants her, there’s no way they’d stick their necks out and get on Starlight’s bad side just for her.]

Ciao: [Don’t forget, she pissed off the real princess of the Hammond family just last week.]

Pinkbubble: [Forget about when Alicia’s leaving the group. Let’s start waiting for when she’s finally out of showbiz for good.]

Neveragain: [Feels like that day is coming soon.]

Then a bunch of people started betting against her, saying that now that Alicia’s left Starlight, no agency in the biz would accept her with a ten–foot pole.

Nicole’s and Alexandra’s fans jumped in, joining the roast fest.

Nicole’s fans, especially, acted arrogantly.

They made it clear that since Alicia had crossed Nicole, she was basically one step away from getting iced out and blacklisted.

They were convinced Alicia would vanish from the entertainment scene before anyone even noticed.

But just as they were halfway through their celebration, a trending topic slapped them right in the face.

JasonFarrell: [Starting today, Alicia is officially joining Lucent Media. From now on, I’ll be her agent, and she’s my one and only artist. Welcome aboard! Looking forward to working together! @AliciaDelaneyOfficial]

AliciaDelaneyOfficial: [Thrilled to be part of Lucent Media! Looking forward to working together! @JasonFarrell]

When Jason announced that Alicia was joining Lucent Media and that he’d be her agent, everyone was left scratching their heads.

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Danny: [Who’s Jason Farrell? Is he an agent at Lucent Media?]

Smiley: [None of the big–name agents in showbiz are called Jason Farrell.]

Joker: [lol, is he just some rookie who just started out?]

ShiftB: [Bro, your comment is the real comedy here.]

KissU: [Seriously, just Google Jason Farrell and you wouldn’t embarrass yourself like that.]

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L–future: [All I gotta say is, Alicia is a total badass. She ditched Starlight and signed with Lucent Media, which is also one of the biggest names in the game, and even got Jason Farrell himself as her agent. That’s insane. I’m so jealous!]

Badguy: [Plus, she’s his one and only artist! Alicia is just on another level!]

After seeing those posts, everyone who didn’t know who Jason was started looking him up online.

Once they found out who he really was, all the haters who’d been talking trash went dead silent.

Jason was a world–famous investment mogul; pretty much everyone in the business knew his name.

He’d backed the third–biggest tech company on the planet, the legendary special effects studio OM Animation, Greenworld New Energy, and a whole lineup of other industry–shaking companies.

He was the CEO of Lucent International Group, the boss of Lucent Media, the founder of the legendary Faker Esports Club, and the golden boy of the Farrell family.

He’d graduated with a PhD from a top school overseas, was a total legend in the investment scene, and had the title of “legend Jason“.

All the haters were left scratching their heads, thinking, ‘Has Jason totally lost his marbles or what?

‘Why would a big shot like him bother with being Alicia’s agent?

‘Or maybe Alicia’s got some kind of magic that could make a legend like him come down from his throne just to help her career?‘

And it was obvious that Jason’s sudden post was basically him throwing his full support behind Alicia.

Everyone was left confused, thinking, ‘Why Alicia? What’s so special about her anyway?‘