When They Beg, I Rise!

He caught sight of the form sitting on the coffee table - it's for college applications.

Lemira nodded, "Go grab the paperwork."

"Sweet Lemon, with your streams blowing up, Alaric's gotta know, right? Bet he's kicking himself now, losing a rockstar sister like you."

Thaddeus emerged from the bathroom, his bathrobe hanging loosely, his hair still wet.

Orion's face darkened, "Get back to your room and don't come out until you're dressed properly!"

"Oops, I was just too excited and forgot."

Thaddeus quickly retreated to his room to change. Geez, didn't expect him to be such a green-eyed monster, especially when he dresses so modestly!

Lemira went to the kitchen and brought out a platter of sliced fruits, noticing Orion seemed a bit worn out.

Orion glanced at the fruit platter, "Decided which platform you're signing with yet?"

"I'm thinking I won't sign. I checked out PixelStage's contract, and they require a set amount of streaming hours daily. Once school starts, I won't have that kind of time to stream, not as freely anyway."

Not signing meant she could still earn through the platform, albeit without the promotional support from them.

"That's easy, just negotiate with PixelStage. They'll surely

standard, rarely modified

you're a catch, and the platform is able to

Thaddeus could pull some strings

"Forget it. My earnings have been decent these past days. I should have enough for tuition and

Thaddeus munched on fruit, he quipped, "What about Alaric? I don't believe he couldn't recognize your

you keep your mouth shut even when you're

today, but I didn't admit it, and he

feeling guilty. Sweet Lemon, you should show your face on tonight's stream, scare the

of him!

shook her head, "There's no need. I just wanna keep my distance from them." She

to add more but was silenced by a look from Orion. After Lemira left, Thaddeus spoke in a hushed tone, "Why not

up for her without

had his plans

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hour before the

the streaming room was already bustling

with jealousy as she saw