When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira stood firm, her mind made up about leaving the mansion for good.

Alaric scoffed, "Fine, get the hell out then! I'd love to see how well you do without the Langston fortune backing you!"

Lucian couldn't bear it any longer, "That's enough, Alaric."

"Lucian, look here, it was Lemira who wanted to bail on us first! She's the one turning her back on our family!"

Alaric's eyes were bloodshot, his emotions running high. He had already swallowed his pride today, yet Lemira still wanted to leave. Was she waiting for him, her brother, to get down on his knees and beg for forgiveness? Evelina quickly intervened, "Alaric, calm down, will you? Lemmy's just joking around. If she doesn't want to tutor me, it's fine. We have a private tutor, and I'm quite happy with that, really."

Alaric glared fiercely at Lemira, "Look how considerate Eve is, and then there's you. Have you ever stopped to reflect on your actions, Lemira?"

"Alaric, let's just go. I have some game moves I need to ask you about."

Evelina glanced back at Lucian, "We'll be off then, Lucian."

"Go ahead."

softened Lucian

but she had let her grades slip all for the sake of team training. She always knew how to smooth

looked at Lemira with disappointment, "Don't take Alaric's words to heart. You're

calmly, "I think it's better if I

expression darkened, "Lemmy, what do you want us to do to return to those happy days when we all got along?" The way things used to be? Lemira felt a surge of fatigue. She

cold reply, she headed straight for her room

give her all only to be utterly

entered a cold war period where they hardly spoke. But she

the team revival match was upon them, scheduled for this

been absent from school for days, claiming she was sick, but Lemira knew she was prepping for

daily routine of eating and attending school remained

a ticket for the match, "There's a game this afternoon. You should

indifferently,

seem concerned about their match preparation. Seeing her indifference, especially compared to Evelina's dedication to the point of skipping school, Lucian felt even more