When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira caught a cab back to her apartment, slumping into the couch as she noticed a stain on her sleeve - a bloodstain, probably from when she helped Lucian into the car earlier that day. After changing, she saw a message from Orion. [Yeah.]

Just one word. That man was always sparing with his words, except when he was dishing out sarcasm.

During her live stream that evening, Lucian was incessantly sending her virtual gifts, which she tried to ignore. However, her fans couldn't help but comment.

[Isn't this ID Ms. Lemon's brother? Such a big spender!]

[Didn't I hear that Streamer Lemon had some family drama? With all these gifts, he must have spent hundreds of thousands by now.]

[Regardless of any family spat, Ms. Langston's status is unshakeable. Lucky her, having such doting brothers!]

Lemira's mood soured at these comments. She messaged Lucian: [Stop sending gifts.]

Lucian replied: [Just take it. Living on your own, you need the money.]

didn't want charity from the

money from Lucian's gifts to be refunded. She

That's her tactic to make a return." "Lemmy's not like that. It's my

all this. If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't be an orphan, facing all these hardships. She's the real victim here." Lucian was torn. Indeed,

it was because of Evelina that Lemira was acting this way,

the room, "Mr. Langston, we haven't resolved the firewall issue. Ms. Langston used

she won't even talk to me

reach out

holding out hope

called Lemira, "Ms. Langston, this is Mr. Langston's secretary.

"What's up?"

Lemira remembered the secretary as one of the few who'd spoken up for her in the

were involved in. We're facing firewall issues which haven't been solved and our partner threatens to pull out. Could you possibly come to the

recalled it indeed happened in her past life, when she promptly went to resolve it only for Evelina to take the credit in the end, while this very secretary