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.

coming, huh? Well, then I guess I have no

backup? No, if you had a backup, you would've used

rooftop. Don't

she was betting Evelina's guilty conscience

decked out with lounge chairs and tables, a testament to the laid-back life of Business

quietly arrived at the

a wild thought flashed through Evelina's mind: if Lemira were to fall and die, there would

en novelxo

she wouldn't be cast out

held her breath, sneaking up on Lemira. A single push would send

to miss

in hand, the Langstons would

quickly reached Lemira and pushed with all her might. But in the next

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

Lemira had to do was let go,

the railing, screaming with