When They Beg, I Rise!

Alaric was pacing back and forth, clearly troubled about the upcoming competition.

Lucian clapped him on the back, "Once the scores are in, I'll have a word with her. The match is crucial, after all."

Alaric was displeased, "Lemira begged me for ages to teach her how to play, and now she's trying to corner me. When did she get so cunning?

"If push comes to shove, let's get Asher involved. Lemira wouldn't dare snub him!"

Evelina, listening in from the side, was seething. She had no intention of giving up her spot to Lemira! It was her spot, fair and square!

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Upon Lemira's arrival at school, the buzz was all about the recent exam scores.

Evelina's sidekick, eyeing Lemira, loudly commented, "Someone's been working so hard lately. Wonder how much it paid off."

her textbooks to review, yet her nerves on edge. Soon, the teacher arrived with the scorecards, stirring excitement in the air. "Quiet down," the teacher said, tapping the desk. "Overall, the scores weren't great. It's no time to slack off. Evelina, in particular,

Lemira, pausing before saying, "However, Lemira, you've shown remarkable improvement.

lackey pressed, "Sir, what rank

top 100

with

Thrilled, she thought about reporting back to Orion. Her efforts during this period of time hadn't

might even stand

I suspect something's off with Lemira's score. There's no way she could've improved so much

turning towards Lemira. Even the teacher,

with her brother. So, please, let's not doubt her score. It means a lot

manipulation was top-tier, indeed. No wonder she'd been controlled by Evelina in the previous

started to suspect Lemira might have cheated to