When They Beg, I Rise!

Grabbing her purse, she was off.

Orion watched her leave, a smile playing at the corner of his lips. "Who's she talking about?" he mused.

Leisurely, he pulled out his phone, shooting a text to Thaddeus. [Less gossip, less hassle.]

Bright and early, Thaddeus had been bombarding him with messages.

---

Lemira exited the apartment building via the elevator.

Right at the entrance, she overheard a group of elderly men and women discussing, "That creep finally got caught, heard he got a good beating."

"Serves him right. If I were there, I'd have given him a couple of kicks myself. That nutcase harassed my granddaughter once."

Hearing this, Lemira couldn't help but beam as she hailed a cab to the gaming event.

Upon her arrival, the venue was swarmed with traffic, fans seemingly more abundant than at the playoff.

captain of the Reapers. In her past life, during the finals, he suddenly withdrew, robbing her of the chance to face him. Deep down,

off against a top team was a different

goddess, thought you wouldn't make it to

in Reapers merch,

smiled, "Wasn't planning to, but PixelStage invited me over as a special guest. Got

tickets, so

of screams from fans erupted from the roadside. Lemira looked up to see SkyBlaze's coach rolling in. Fans

spotted

and even Evelina was among the team.

else, resorting to

en

in the fans' attention, wore a smug

from fans, brightening

Lemira really sitting out today's

on the team, how confident are you about today's match?" Alaric's expression soured when he heard the reporters

"Team adjustments are normal. About this match, everyone's going to give it their all. As for the gunner role, I have full faith in Eve. It's not just about skill, but also the synergy among

learned from

somebody shouted, and instantly, the crowd of reporters and fans shifted