When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira had been trying to convince herself not to care about these. Evelina was only able to play this kind of tricks and had managed to drag Alaric into this mess at school; it seemed inevitable that Lemira's grades would be questioned. But when Orion asked about her grades, the wave of discomfort she felt was undeniable.

Just as Lemira was gearing up to respond, someone called out to her, "Lemira, the teacher wants you in his office." Pressing her lip, she replied, "I'll have to take a raincheck on this conversation. Got to head to the teacher's office." After hanging up, Lemira made her way straight to the office, only to find Alaric there. The atmosphere was tense.

Alaric started with a cold tone, "Lemira, I can't believe you resorted to cheating just to win. Do you understand the gravity of your actions?"

Lemira wasn't surprised. She knew Alaric wouldn't take her side. Her gaze was firm as she responded, "I didn't cheat."

And she wasn't about to admit to something she hadn't done.

"Lemira, the evidence is right before us and you're still lying? Given your usual grades and your behavior at home, there's no way your scores could improve this much without cheating. You had the motive! Just admit your mistake and maybe the school won't be too hard on you."

out a scoff, "Is that supposed to

in anger, "Look at what you've become,

violent, intervened immediately, "Let's keep this civilized,

rebelling against the family. Let's have her write a letter of apology and present it in front of

if it means she'll turn over a new leaf." After all, graduating

couldn't believe how quickly they

the Langston family name. How could we have someone as

a Langston?" Lemira's cold eyes reflected her disdain. She

again?" Alaric's face was a mask of

down, no need to scare the student," came

what brings you here?"