When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira looked up with an expressionless face, "No plans."

"Hey, newbie, what's with the attitude? Stand up, I told you to stand up, hear me?"

Lemira shot up from her chair, pushing it back a few feet.

Ethan was startled, "You're new here, looking for trouble or what? She's Ms. Langston!"

Lemira smirked mockingly, "What makes her Ms. Langston?"

"So, if she's not Ms. Langston, you are?"

Evelina, seeing the situation turning sour, quickly intervened, "Let's not fuss over me. Treat me as a newbie too, no need for all this politeness. And definitely no need for arguments over me!" Ethan immediately brown-nosed, "Ms. Langston is right."

Lemira turned and walked to the restroom, unwilling to watch Evelina prance around.

While washing her hands, Evelina stood smugly at the doorway, "I didn't expect you to show up here."

Lemira ignored the fake angel beside her.

specifically asked me to come oversee the firewall project, Lucian knows

Lemira, after all, who suddenly turned up at the company to show goodwill. She wondered if Lemira regretted leaving home, trying to find

became furious, "What are

know it's expensive. You better not slip up, or else you might end up back in your old life. With such an expensive dress, you probably couldn't afford it in a lifetime." Feeling humiliated, Evelina glared

sure to trample over you!"

stack of files at her, "Hey newbie, finish" these before you leave, or you're not going

the files next to her desk and continued troubleshooting the software, neither refusing nor agreeing to do

was about to lose it but saw Evelina approaching

overly nice, he must be into Ms. Lemira. How could Ms. Langston ever fall for that peacock, who's strutting around

smile, "Got it, thanks

no intention of attending any

closing time, Evelina approached, "It's my first day, and

office crowd was all

her testing was nearly wrapped up, Lemira began packing up

looked at her, "Ride

need, you all