When They Beg, I Rise!

Lucian felt like he was about to lose his footing. He clutched his chest, "Lemmy, what did you just say?"

"I said I'm severing ties with you. I hate how you always act like you know what's best for me, making decisions about my life without even asking." Lemira was truly furious. She had never spoken of cutting ties before, only of distancing herself.

"I should've said this sooner, to clear your confused heads. Always acting like a big brother, pretending to care for me. It's disgusting!"

Her gaze was icy. She hadn't wanted to leave the Langston family with such harsh words. But they had continuously crossed her boundaries.

Lucian was almost breathless, his voice trembling, "Lemmy, I never thought you'd hate me so much, hate the Langstons!"

"Well, now you know, right?"

Lucian looked up at her, "I'll just assume you're speaking in anger. That school doctor, if he were responsible, should own up to his actions and apologize at the hospital personally!" "You've gone too far!"

"So, you'll come with me to the hospital now?"

Lemira stared at Lucian, hailed a cab, and left.

She tried calling Orion, but got no answer. She remembered a past incident involving Dorian, where after a conflict, the Dravens forced the other party to apologize.

the end, that person was humiliated

was seething with anger. She messaged Orion.

[At the hospital.]

immediately called him, "Orion, wait for me outside. Don't go

"You're coming too?"

of his car, frowning, "That's

for me," with

his phone, then at the hospital. After parking, Thaddeus approached, "Did

me to

is quite

indeed contacted Orion that morning, but

Orion primarily to deal with Dorian's matter, with him taking the lead in settling the young troublemaker. Orion stood at the hospital entrance,

I'll make it

Dorian's del ward. At the time, Dorian was lying

the others come to apologize later, can you

Lemira is a Langston."