When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 233

Sometimes, people would be give exactly what they were dreading.

Orion caught sight of the middle-aged man bursting into the scene, and for a moment, he felt an overwhelming urge to lash out. With a chilly nod, he swiftly guided Lemira out of the restaurant.

A few stepped out, Lemira glanced back, only to find that the man had vanished into thin air!

"Who was that middle-aged guy?" she asked, puzzled.

"I have no idea."

"But he called you Mr. Everhart."

The suspicion in her eyes was unmistakable as she gazed at Orion. Orion felt his heart lurching. How was he going to explain this?

After a moment of thinking, Lemira's face lit up with realization, "Maybe someone from past dealings with the Maple Group? Ever since that event, we've been swamped with partnership offers." She was convinced the man was there to discuss business with Orion.

Orion knew she was mistaken but didn't correct her, playing along instead, "The future's bright for this project."

bright? It's downright brilliant! Imagine its application in self-driving cars, once it

realizing her slip. She had just

shot her a look, "Seems you know quite

his team had indeed concluded that the sector had

many remained skeptical, dismissing it as an unreliable venture. Lemira's

she opened the shoe cabinet, a mix of amusement and exasperation on her face, "Looks like I don't have any shoes that fit you. Will mine do for now?"

the sparse room, noting its lack of decoration but appreciating that

that were clearly too small for him, Lemira couldn't help but

at her,

instinctively offered, "Let's just order in. You don't have to

fine. I'm actually quite good at cooking. Since

is okay. This isn't about trying to impress you it's about welcoming you to

had expressed a willingness to take on cooking duties, only for Orion to assure her that she didn't need to

were prepared by

different. This was her

the kitchen, assisting

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