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.

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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.

life, during the finals, he suddenly withdrew, robbing her of the chance to face him. Deep down, Lemira felt a tinge of regret. She believed that if

facing off against a

you wouldn't

merch, clearly

invited me over as a special guest. Got premium seats

handed her two tickets, so she

from fans erupted from the roadside. Lemira looked up to

Lemira spotted

was among the

find anyone else, resorting to Evelina as

en

the fans' attention, wore a smug

fans, brightening her mood

sister Lemira really sitting out

the team, how confident are you about today's match?" Alaric's expression soured

everyone's going to give it their all. As for

"I've learned from past mistakes. I'll do my

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