When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira caught sight of Evelina's panicked look, her lips curling with a hint of smirk. Who would've thought Evelina could actually be scared?

Evelina quickly turned to Lucian, saying, "Lucian, since this whole mess indirectly started because of me, let me clear the air. I need to find out if he was bribed to do it." Lemira couldn't help but scoff, "Wasn't it you, after all?"

After her accusation, Evelina's face turned pale, her heart racing with fear. Evelina couldn't be sure if Lemira had more evidence up her sleeve.

Evelina rushed to explain, "Lemmy, how could I ever do such a thing? I know you're mad because I didn't stand by you earlier, but I swear it wasn't me."

After saying this, Evelina cast a desperate look towards Lucian. But the latter, frowning, remained silent.

Lemira's eyes and brow carried a chill, "Fine, swear on it then. If you were behind it, may you be struck by lightning, meet a terrible end, and end up a beggar on the streets!" Evelina bit her lip, clearly hesitant to make such a vow. Because the last thing she wanted was to end up broke! She'd worked so hard just to make it rich.

Evelina looked towards Lucian, a picture of pitifulness, "Lucian, I really didn't do this. I can apologize, but swearing like that is just too terrifying."

Lucian, almost instinctively, felt Evelina had a point. An apology should suffice, no need for such dire oaths.

in, "Boss, if Ms. Sterling is innocent, swearing wouldn't matter, right? Unless, of course, she has something to feel guilty about?" Hogan had never been fond of Ms. Sterling, always thinking she was too good at playing the

all teary-eyed and pitiful, gazed

soften him. This time, though, Lucian gritted his teeth and said, "Eve, just go ahead and swear.

didn't

unfold with a smirk, rather surprised Lucian

Lucian would have never asked Evelina to do such a thing, instead demanding Lemira be understandable. Certainly a surprising

Evelina, reluctantly and feeling wronged, repeated the dire oath

by her willingness to

felt a chill down her spine but dared not provoke

matter settled,

"I'll get to the bottom of it. Thise firewall issue, we owe you

all about the money for me. Hogan,

headed back to her seat. Now that the testing was successful, wrapping things up

her seat, her colleagues tiptoed around, yet