When They Beg, I Rise!
Chapter 18
The teacher let out a sigh, "Evelina, you've been daydreaming a lot lately. You haven't mastered the content we've been reviewing, and it's going to hurt your exam scores." Evelina's cheeks flushed, "I'm sorry. It won't happen again."
Her loyal friend quickly jumped in, "Lemira has been really focused lately. I'm sure she knows the answer."
Now, all eyes were on Lemira, most of them expecting a good laugh. After all, Lemira's grades were usually below Evelina's, so the odds of her knowing the answer were slim. But Lemira stood up, answering the question clearly and correctly.
The teacher looked surprised, "Correct answer, Lemira. You've been working hard lately. The rest of you could learn something from her. Don't slack off."
Evelina stole a glance at Lemira, seething with jealousy. If it hadn't been for all the time wasted on video games, she could have been the one who correctly answered the question. Now Lemira had stolen her thunder, which was infuriating! She knew she had to catch up.
After being praised, Lemira felt a lot better. After school, she didn't head to the infirmary as usual but went straight home to the Langston's.
She needed to be careful not to let Lucian catch on to anything. Sure enough, upon her return, the butler kept an uncomfortably close eye on her.
Lemira went straight to her room, locking the door behind her, finally feeling a
doing her homework, she pulled out her phone, contemplating whether to message Orion since she hadn't visited him
wasn't waiting for her; it was always her
indecisive.
set down her phone and continued with her homework, but soon her eyelids began to droop, likely a result of staying up all night. She decided to rest her head on the desk for a moment, only to fall asleep
ready and scrambling downstairs, she hurried to
lunch, she hesitated for a moment before
her courage, she asked the
out for
nodded, planning to return
she did return in the afternoon, Orion was still absent, with the same doctor during
"Young lady, I'm on duty today. Focus on your studies
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