When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 235

When Lemira asked the question, she instantly regretted it.

Orion paused, "Why do you ask?"

"Nothing."

Quickly, Lemira lowered her head, pretending to focus on her food.

Catching sight of Lemira's downcast look, Orion found himself blurting out before he could think better of it, "I don't have a girlfriend yet."

"You don't? But Thaddeus mentioned before that you were seeing someone."

Her heart tightened at once.

Orion's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, "Thaddeus talks nonsense. You believed him?"

He had planned to keep up the charade of having a girlfriend, but facing Lemira's persistent inquiries, he couldn't bear to lie to her any longer. Nor did he want to pretend with someone else, unable to bear seeing her look of disappointment. Orion remained an unperturbed facade, yet deep down, Orion's feelings had already started to tilt in her favor.

"So, you are not with her. You're single then."

Lemira's heart raced at the news. She had been wrestling with her feelings, thinking she had no right to confess if Orion was taken. But now, since he didn't have any girlfriend, the situation seemed different.

eyes, Orion felt a

down,

face stiffened at his words, "Still trying, huh? Well, that's

flicker of hope she felt was instantly snuffed out. She had thought there was

Orion to be so smitten with that girl, to keep

vexed. How was he supposed to cover his lie

fell between them, each lost in their thoughts, not looking up

feeling she couldn't describe. Turned out this was how people felt when they had a

shifted, she stood

were hurried, and once inside, she faced her reflection in the mirror, her eyes rimmed

her face with cold water,

watched

away, blaming himself for

words. This was

Stocky to

handle.

mind was easy, but what he only could

the restroom; she sat down, her

pick up the utensil,

to celebrate me moving to the new house, after