When They Beg, I Rise!

Orion's slender fingers were wrapped around his smartphone.

It took him a while to reply, "I'm here to support her growth, help her climb out of her rough patches, until she can live freely on her own."

Thaddeus, always one to add a bit of spice, chimed in, "Till she grows up, starts dating, gets married, and has kids?"

Orion's brows furrowed slightly, "Something like that."

After her parents passed away, and with her brothers being less than reliable, she had faced a tough journey alone.

Orion swiftly changed the subject, "Got tickets for this afternoon's game?"

"The wild card match? You're interested too? I thought your brother made it straight to the finals!"

"Cut the chatter. There's another matter to sort out before the game."

Orion looked up at the sky, thinking he'd be there for her until she no longer needed him. If only her parents were still around, things wouldn't have been this hard.

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made her way directly to the

support banners, including those for SkyBlaze. Even Evelina had amassed a small

efforts of Caspian's company, Evelina had become a somewhat famous influencer and streamer. Young, sweet-talking, and playing the innocent card had won her fans

an expressionless face, Lemira entered the

past life, she had been on that stage, leading her team to a hard-fought victory

The team was considered powerful with

despite his skills, often lost his cool, disrupting the game's flow, and was too proud to

to the stage, their fans screaming in support,

Alaric and Evelina leading their team, dressed in unified team jerseys, looking like a family unit. However, she could tell Alaric was not in high spirits. Lemira noticed Lucian and Caspian were absent. What's going on? Weren't Lucian and

evident. He hadn't expected Lucian and Caspian to bail at the

ever supportive, said, "Alaric, Lucian and Caspian had emergency issues at their companies. They're CEOS,

long, and they just bail? How are

is strong, and we've trained together. We'll coordinate and won't lose," Evelina reassured him patiently, despite his