When They Beg, I Rise!

Evelina's smile froze on her face, thinking they had come for her. Turned out, it's all about that witch!

Evelina forced a smile, "She left right after her shift."

"Didn't you invite her?"

"Of course, I invited Lemmy, but she didn't want to have dinner with me. And she's not exactly Ms. Congeniality with our colleagues."

Evelina explained with a hint of grievance, "I really tried my best."

Alaric felt a pang of sympathy, "I know Lemira can be a tough cookie, but I didn't expect her to actually go to the branch office to tackle that issue. Wondered how long she would last."

Lucian chuckled bitterly, "It was me who convinced her to go. Right now, she's the only one who can sort out the firewall mess."

"Lucian, Lemira's just being stubborn on purpose. Why force her to go? We might as well drop that project if it's causing so much trouble."

"We've invested too much money in this project to just drop it like it's hot. This is business, not some playground where you can just stomp your foot and call it quits. Your streaming company is bleeding cash too. You better think about how you're gonna explain the loss in the finals to Asher." Disappointed, Lucian left.

no point in staying for

flicker of discomfort crossed Evelina's

visibly annoyed, "Lucian's playing favorites with Lemira

her teeth, "Well, Lemira is his blood, after all.

I don't buy that she's capable of

the project, suspecting it was all

and Alaric went out to dinner with some

out. his phone and texted Lemira. [How's your day

just gotten back to her apartment. She saw Lucian's message but felt no urge to reply. After eating something, she lay down to rest and thought about chatting

she texted

at her phone screen after sending the message, she

her intention was a bit obvious, regretting

dressed and

Lemira dived