When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 349

Lemira caught Orion's deep gaze and suddenly found herself breathless.

Her eyelashes fluttered, "We're just... just friends, you know?"

Wasn't that what he had always said?

They were just friends.

And he had always treated her more like a sister.

Orion, noticing her demeanor, licked his molar and stood up, "Let's go."

He led the way, his handsome features betraying no emotion.

Lemira trailed a step behind, maintaining a deliberate distance.

Thaddeus and Matthew lagged at the back. Matthew looked anxious, itching to step forward and say something, but Thaddeus held him back.

Thaddeus whispered, "Dude, can you not stir things up, please?"

Matthew was like an uncontrollable husky, impossible to hold back.

This was not the time to make things worse.

Matthew, driven by curiosity, couldn't help but ask, "They're really not together?"

After all these months, his brother still hadn't won the girl over? That's pretty lame!

"It's not happening between them."

"Why not?"

she's just

Thaddeus didn't finish.

his earnest puppy eyes: "Come on,

a look, pressing his face, "And why

keeping secrets,

curiosity. Did she have some secret identity? Or was it her ordinary

proceeded

phone; Janice had messaged her,

back at the others, "I need to head back to

weekend. Let's grab a burger and maybe play some

thought playing games might be a good way to test if Matthew

noticed Orion standing

her gaze, not saying anything,

watching Lemira's retreating figure, his tongue flicking against this cheek, his

Was she avoiding him?

gossip, "Bro, you haven't won her over yet?

a glance, "Why is she asking

campus club and have her back. Who would

need your

off, face

slap from Thaddeus, "Do you ever get

just

dragging him

couldn't

their relationship, feeling a

but was worried about Lemira finding out about

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with Janice, Lemira

was all excitement during the walk, "When you talked

it to the finals