When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 1

“Lemira, are you going to admit your mistake or not?”

Lemifa Langston’s mouth and nose were submerged, a burning sensation in her throat as she choked on water.

Gasping for air as if clawing back from the brink of death, she opened her eyes to see her second elder brother, Lucian Langston, on the poolside, and the fourth elder brother, Caspian Langston, holding Evelina Sterling in his arms.

A flash of astonishment crossed her eyes. This scene felt eerily familiar.

Hadn’t she died? Could it be she had been reborn three years earlier, on the day Evelina was officially adopted by the Langstons?

At the party, Evelina had set her up, making everyone believe Lemira had intentionally pushed Evelina into the water.

Caspian was the first to reach them, but he only saved Evelina, leaving Lemira, who also couldn’t swim, struggling in the water.

ucian even demanded whether she admitted her mistake or not, implying he wouldn’t save her if she didn’t.

Desperately struggling in the water, Lemira admitted her mistake, begging her brothers to save her. Only when she was at death’s door did they pull her out.

Since then, she dared not provoke Evelina, tiptoeing around, trying to please her brothers. But what did she get in return?

Evelina stole her thesis, and Lucian testified for Evelina, making her the plagiarist who got expelled.

to her frail health, her third elder

surgery room.

personally took her to the

needed to boost her resume with international competition results, and Caspian, her fifth elder brother Evander Langston,

records, she brought them to her eldest brother Asher Langston, hoping to expose

faced anger, no one believed her words, they didn’t even look at the

ended up homeless, penniless, enduring hardship

stopped struggling, letting

if she were dead. She watched her brothers surround Evelina on the

the blood sister, was less valued than an outsider.

towards the pool only when the sound

to the bottom.

Lucian’s face turned pale, “Lemmy!” With a splash,

in Evelina’s eyes the moment she saw Lemira sinking, thinking it would be better if she

Caspian’s sleeve, weakly saying, “Caspian, I should save Lemmy too, it’s because of me that she

in.”

quickly comforted Evelina upon hearing her words, “Don’t be silly, Lucian’s got it. Lemira brought this

his gaze back to the pool, his

swimming towards her, his concern seemingly genuine despite having forced her to admit her