When They Beg, I Rise!

Asher was furious, his hand flew up and landed a slap across Lemira's face.

"Lemira, you got the guts to say that again?"

The side of Lemira's face was ablaze with pain. She licked the corner of her mouth, a storm brewing within her, utterly fed up.

She thought by distancing herself from the Langstons, she could start fresh. After all, she wasn't that significant in the Langstons' eyes.

But Lemira hadn't anticipated the Langstons' persistent haunting! Her disdain reached its pinnacle!

Evelina, feigning concern, stepped in to calm Asher, "Asher, don't be mad. Lemmy's not without merit; can't say she doesn't have contributed. It's all my fault."

Lemira slapped Evelina on her face with all her might. Evelina, nearly losing her balance from the impact, wore a look of shock. She couldn't believe Lemira had actually hit her!

Covering her face which tingled with burning pain, the fake angel screamed at Lemira, "Are you crazy? You dare to hit me!"

"Didn't you say that it's all your fault, that it's all because of you? In that

angel, huh?

at a loss for words, her earlier admission merely lip service, not an

as she looked up at Asher, "Asher, if hitting me makes Lemmy feel better, then I won't

done a bit for the Langstons, does that give you the right to lord over us?"

you have

defense as sheer audacity,

moment, a group approached the hospital room, "We're here to investigate the allegations

his bodyguards to

see how tough you talk now. When you were cheating, did you ever consider that becoming the top student

said, "Asher, maybe Lemmy just

"Lemira, if you apologize and repent now, I might let you stay with

she was his sister, and regardless of her worth, she was

have no desire