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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directly to the venue of the team's

she saw a crowd of fans, some holding support banners, including those for SkyBlaze. Even Evelina had amassed a small

and streamer. Young, sweet-talking, and playing the innocent card had won her fans in the streaming world. Lemira glanced at the fans' banners. Once, she had been a die-hard SkyBlaze

expressionless face, Lemira entered the venue with her

stage, she found herself lost in thought. In her past life, she had been on that stage, leading her

was fierce. The team was

his skills, often lost his cool, disrupting the game's

their fans screaming in support, trying

her seat, noticed 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

hadn't expected Lucian and Caspian to bail at

and Caspian had emergency issues at their companies. They're CEOS, not professional

We've trained together for so long, and they just bail? How are we supposed

coordinate