When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 283

But the girl just left; given Orion's personality, it was unlikely he'd text her so soon. So, there must be someone else involved. She needed to check with Thaddeus.

Sophia dialed Thaddeus's number, "Mr. Draven, the girl who was in the car accident with Orie, was she the one I saw yesterday?"

"Nope, I wouldn't be dumb enough to leave her in this hospital. That'd be like serving her up on a silver platter for you guys to find. You should be asking Orion about this, I won't spill the beans." With that, Thaddeus hung up, patting his chest in relief. That was a close call!

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Lemira took a cab straight back to campus. Her first order of business was to call Evelina, "Been sleeping well these past few days?"

"Lemira? Why are you calling me?"

Lemira's tone was breezy, "Just catching up, we're family after all."

"I, I have class soon, no time to catch up."

Evelina had a bad feeling about this. If Lemira was calling to question her, she might have been more at ease. But Lemira's tone made Evelina expressly uneasy.

Well, then I guess I have no choice but to

You have a backup? No, if you had a

rooftop. Don't stand

hung up without offering any explanations. But she was betting

where classes were held. The door was unlocked, and the rooftop was decked out with lounge chairs and tables, a testament to the laid-back life of

quietly arrived at the

Lemira were to fall and die, there would be no

en novelxo

be cast out by the Langston

took root, it grew wildly. Evelina held her breath, sneaking up on Lemira. A

chance. Evelina didn't want to miss it, nor did she want

reaction was proof enough that, with evidence in hand, the Langstons would disown

and pushed with all her might. But in the next moment, Lemira

into empty air, her body hurtling past the railing. Just then, Lemira grabbed Evelina by the hair, though half of Evelina's body

do was let go, and Evelina would

railing, screaming with fright, "Lemira,