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!"

fault, that it's all because of you? In that case,

to be a fricking angel, huh? How

was at a loss for words, her earlier admission merely lip service,

up at Asher, "Asher, if hitting me makes Lemmy feel better, then I

"Lemira, you're really crossing the line. Just because you've done a bit for the Langstons, does that give you the right to lord over us?" Lucian chimed in, "Asher, Lemmy's telling

Langstons, would you have achieved such

audacity, especially

room, "We're here to investigate the allegations of

nodded at his bodyguards to let the

are here, let's see how tough you talk now.

pretending to be understanding, said, "Asher, maybe Lemmy just wanted our approval so badly

and repent now,

regardless of her worth, she was a Langston. A roof over her head was the least he

have no