When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 345

Lemira, clutching her trophy like it was the hottest gossip in town, couldn't hide the smirk that danced on her lips. "Oh, Alaric, looks like you've stepped in it now, haven't you? Asher isn't wrong, you know."

Alaric, in utter disbelief, shot back, "Lemira, you've seen the video too. You know it wasn't me who filmed it!"

"But Evelina had us believing you two were thick as thieves, right, Evelina? That was your story, wasn't it?"

Lemira's gaze shifted to Evelina, who was trying her best to blend into the wallpaper. Playing the innocent one wasn't going to be easy this time.

Evelina, cornered, stammered, "I-I didn't say that."

"Oh, so you're saying you did it all by yourself? So, we should just sue you and call it a day, right?"

"That's not what I meant!"

Evelina's pitch climbed as she protested, the very idea of jail sending shivers down her spine.

was the thought of causing a rift with Alaric, of being the one to

to go to jail, and you'd rather send

do you really have to push people to their

had played her

Lemira reassured, "Oh, come on, Evelina, don't be scared. Remember, your dad did a solid for the Langston family. Asher always said we should treat you right as payback. So, how could we possibly let you go to jail, right?" Evelina was stunned. These words, often used to guilt-trip

to Alaric, her tone icy,

himself at a loss for words. The past

remember, huh? You should drop the lawsuit. Evelina's father did

entirely

her voice

when Evelina's father died saving our parents from that car crash. He got me out first and then went back for

parents, not just

all three. He died

owe Evelina too, Asher."

"We don't need you to remind us. That's why I've decided Alaric should

go to jail, my career is over. And it's