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.

Alaric who specifically asked me to come oversee

company to show goodwill. She wondered

became furious, "What are

back in your old life. With such an expensive dress, you probably couldn't afford

to trample

just sat down. Ethan threw a stack of files at her, "Hey newbie, finish" these before you leave,

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

was about to lose it but saw Evelina approaching and instantly turned

he must be into Ms. Lemira. How could Ms. Langston ever fall for that

turned with a smile, "Got it,

no intention of attending any

approached, "It's my first day, and I'd like to treat

office crowd was

her testing was nearly wrapped up, Lemira began packing

looked at her, "Ride with

need, you