When They Beg, I Rise!

When Lemira heard the latter part of the conversation, she pressed her lips, "This mess started because of me, and I'm not going to run away from it."

And she definitely wasn't going to throw Orion under the bus. That kind of betrayal just wasn't in her playbook.

"Lemira, stop being mad, okay? Listen to me, just come back and stay with us. I promise you won't get into trouble."

"If that's all you've got to say, Lucian, save it."

Lemira hung up the call, clearly not planning to follow Lucian's advice.

Lucian stared at the disconnected call, sighing deeply. Alaric asked from nearby, "So, did she agree?"

"No, she didn't."

"Has she lost her mind? There's no way she can handle Dorian's situation on her own, not to mention the Dravens will be on her case."

let's just get the best doctor we can find for Dorian, and a nurse to keep an eye on him. Try to keep him happy and maybe he'll be more approachable." If making peace didn't work, they'd have to bring Asher into

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woke up with bags under

whole night tossing and turning, thinking about how to solve the mess with

lawyer. [Consider buying some gifts and visiting the patient

read the message, her mood went sour. If apologies were due,

she had to

already prepared the breakfast and laid the dishes out on the

she decided not to bother

note on a sticky pad, Lemira quietly left. She took a

and another proclaimed, "Congratulations to XX for ranking first in the city!" The student's name was

Lemira found her classmates buzzing about the exam results.

the exams,

known for her excellent skills and detailed commentary. And on top of that, her grades were impressive. en