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.

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

"Why? I heard PixelStage's contracts are pretty standard, rarely modified for

it, who knows? After all, you're a catch, and the platform is able to make profit;

Thaddeus could pull some strings

shook her head, "Forget it. My earnings have been decent these past

Thaddeus munched on fruit, he quipped, "What about

"Can't you keep your mouth

him at school today, but I didn't admit

Lemon, you should show

him! Make him

no need. I just wanna keep my distance from them."

from Orion. After Lemira left, Thaddeus spoke in a hushed tone, "Why not let me pitch in, give Sweet Lemon a chance to blow

up for her without making

his plans

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hour before

streaming

was there too, seething with jealousy as she saw the follower count hit