Rising From Betrayal Reborn As The Family Outcast novel Chapter 78

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The Hammond family’s drama spread like wildfire through the social circles.

Besides the whole thing with the family cutting her off, Alicia’s post demanding her money was the talk of the town.

A lot of people thought the Hammond family had really crossed the line this time.

‘If Alicia owns shares, isn’t she supposed to get her dividends?’ everyone figured.

Dragging this mess to court was just a joke to everyone in the circle.

Meanwhile, the internet was going wild.

After Alicia called out for her money on X, it instantly went viral and hit the trending charts, complete with a “HOT” label.

[Alicia is a total badass. She straight up @ed Hammond Group on X to demand her cash.]

[How did Alicia end up with 6% of Hammond Group’s shares?]

[I’m dying to know too-how’d she score that much stock?]

[Does anyone have the inside scoop? Spill the tea!]

[Okay, listen up! I just got my hands on some major gossip today and I have to share it with you all.]

[So I tagged along with my family to Leo Hammond’s birthday bash, and you won’t believe what went down…]

They gave a play-by-play of how Alicia got disowned at Leo’s birthday party.

[Wait, so Alicia’s the real Hammond heiress, and Nicole’s just the stepdaughter with zero blood ties?]

[Honestly, the way Nicolas and Maxwell acted on that reality show, I always felt like there was more to Alicia than met the eye.]

[So after Nicole and her mom moved into the Hammond family they pushed Alicia to cut all ties with the Hammonds?]

[And get this-Nicole even tried to snatch Alicia’s arranged fiance, you know, that A-list celeb everyone’s obsessed with.]

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[So all those rumors about Alicia and Nicolas being childhood sweethearts are actually true?]

[Yeah, Maxwell’s actually Alicia’s real cousin.]

[No way, you guys are just making things up. Nicole’s the one and only real Hammond heiress.]

[Is Alicia ever going to stop milking the drama for attention?]

[Seriously, Alicia is so shameless. Is she just obsessed with chasing clout now?]

[Exactly! Alicia’s fans, quit making up rumors. If you’ve got proo, let’s see it!]

[Spreading lies without evidence is actually illegal, you know.]

Nicole’s fans instantly jumped in, clapping back and dragging anyone who disagreed.

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The person who spilled the details about the birthday party got totally dogpiled and flamed by Nicole’s fans

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[Nicole’s fans are seriously out of their minds. What, people are allowed to speak the truth now?]

[Alright, you want evidence? Guess what, I’ve got a video from the birthday party. I’ll drop it here.]

So they uploaded footage of the main screen at the party, capturing the exact moment Alicia was cut off, with a close-up on the final line of text.

No faces were shown-just footage of the screen itself.

Nicole’s fans immediately jumped back in.

[Just one video? How does that prove this was at the Hammond family’s birthday bash?]

[Alicia’s fans are really out here trying to spin things. You think mashing up two clips from a reality show proves who they are? That’s hilarious.]

[Spreading lies and rumors is illegal. We’ll get Nicole to sue you

[Yeah, it’s not just Alicia who can report people and sue. We can do it too.]

They tagged the person and told them to get ready to be sued.

[Seriously? I’m the one spreading rumors? And now you’re gonna sue me? This is ridiculous.]

[Alright, since you guys think you’re so tough, let me drop something even juicier for you.]

[Spilling some more tea-turns out Nicole’s got a secret alt account where she basically fangirls over Nicolas nonstop.]

[Her profile pic? It’s a side shot of Nicolas, plus she slapped on this super edgy, try-hard signature.]

Then they posted screenshots of Nicole’s secret account, zooming in on that profile pic for everyone to see.

They even shared a video of Diana Moore chatting with Nicole.

In the clip, Diana’s face was covered with a sticker and her voice was distorted to keep her identity on the down-low.

The faces of the onlookers in the video were all blurred out.

But Nicole and Nicolas weren’t censored at all-you could recognize them in a heartbeat.

[I really didn’t want to bring this up, but Nicole’s fans forced my hand, so I’m just gonna spill it all now.]

[As for why Alicia has 6% of Hammond Group’s shares, that’s because she’s the legit Hammond heiress, and her mom handed those shares over before she died.]

[If you wanna sue me for spreading rumors, go ahead. I’ll be waiting.]

Then someone else popped up.

[Seeing this video now, I’m finally at peace.]

it.]

[I’ve been saying all along that Alicia and Nicolas are the real childhood sweethearts, but Nicole’s fans totally flamed me for

[They even blew up my DMs cursing me out.]

He even posted a screenshot with the date as proof.

Three months ago, he really did say all that, and got totally roasted for it.

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And the insults he got in his DMs were so vile you couldn’t even look at them.

After seeing all this, people started feeling seriously turned off by Nicole and her fans.

‘He just said one thing to push back, and now he’s getting bombarded with hate DMs? Was that really necessary?’ everyone thought.

The person added: [I went to middle school with them. Back then, Nicolas, Maxwell, Alicia, and Caleb were called the ‘Iron Quartet’-their friendship was on another level.

[Nicolas and the other two basically revolved around Alicia-she was like their queen, and whatever she said went.

[You’d always see them taking turns bringing Alicia lunch, milk ta, you name it.

[If Alicia wanted something to eat, they’d happily dash off to get it for her.

[If the school didn’t have it, they’d either get the driver to deliver it, or sneak out of school themselves just to buy it for her.

[One time, Alicia got sick and Nicolas literally piggybacked her to the nurse’s office. And then after she took her medicine, he carried her all the way back up to our classroom on the sixth floor. Dude, that was a trek.

[Alicia always had their backs too. Honestly, we were all super envious of their squad.

[Plus, they even formed a band together-the same one Maxwell talked about earlier.]

After he finished, Nicole’s fans jumped right back in.

[If they were all so tight, how come none of them stood up for Alicia when everyone was accusing her of pretending to be the real heiress?]

[See? Nicole’s obviously the one they care about most.]

Then someone else jumped in with more tea.

[I know all about this-Nicole’s notorious in our circle for being total crybaby and way too sensitive.

[One time, she said she liked azaleas, so Leo had Felix rip out the crabapple tree Alicia planted. Alicia was so mad she ended up in tears, and Maxwell and Nicolas just went off on Nicole for

[After that, Nicole went and tried to off herself.

[And get this right after she slit her wrists, a maid just happened to walk into her room and find her.

[Honestly, I can’t tell if the Hammond family’s staff just have no sense of boundaries, or if my family’s rules are just too strict. Their maids actually walk into rooms without the owner’s permission.

[And then, what a coincidence-they just happened to walk in right after she tried to off herself.

[Ever since then, Nicole’s been this delicate little flower-one wrong word and she totally falls apart.

[She needs the whole Hammond family, Maxwell, and Nicolas to constantly baby her, or else she’ll spiral into a meltdown or start acting all depressed.

[Back in school, she even claimed she was being bullied and insisted Leo himself had to come to the parent-teacher meeting

to sort it out.

[I went to high school with her, and honestly, everyone was so swamped with classes that who’d even have the time to mess with her?

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[Plus, her mom had already married into the Hammond family by then-she was rolling up in luxury rides and rocking designer labels. Claiming she got bullied for being poor or fatherless? Total BS.

[After that, Leo always showed up for Nicole’s parent-teacher meetings, so of course he stopped showing up for his real daughter’s.

[If Maxwell and the others ever tried to stand up for Alicia, that basically blow up Nicole’s whole stepdaughter secret, and she’d spiral into another depressive episode or threaten to hurt Herself again. Seriously, who’d want to poke that hornet’s nest?]

Then someone else jumped in with more dirt.

They said that ever since Nicole and her mom moved into the Hammond family, Leo and the Hammond brothers started showing obvious favoritism.

People had plenty to say about all the ways they played favorites

On top of that, it came out that Starlight Entertainment was deliberately holding Alicia back just to push Nicole into the spotlight, basically using Alicia as a scapegoat or punching bag.

Finally, someone summed it up-this was exactly why Alicia cuties with them. She’d had enough after everything they put her through.

After watching all the juicy drama spill out one after another, everyone was absolutely shook.

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