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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to the venue of

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

had won her fans in the streaming world. Lemira glanced at the fans' banners. Once, she had been a die-hard SkyBlaze supporter,

face, Lemira entered the

seats on stage, she found herself lost in thought. In her past life,

The team was considered powerful with

who, despite his skills, often lost his cool, disrupting the

the stage, their fans screaming in support, trying to outdo each

Alaric was not

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

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

so long, and they just bail? How are we supposed to compete

strong, and we've trained together. We'll coordinate and won't lose,"