When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 360

Orion slowly closed his eyes, "Just make sure she's safe."

He could handle his own business.

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Back at her dorm, Lemira couldn't shake off the incident at the gym earlier that day.

It was surprising to see Orion, usually so composed and aloof, losing his cool.

The way he threw punches was a far cry from his usual refined demeanor.

Could it be that Orion had secrets he wasn't telling?

The next day, Janice sent her a link: "Heard about this creep getting caught at the gym across from campus. Be extra careful if you're heading there, heard quite a few girls had run-ins with him." Clicking on the link, Lemira saw it was indeed about the incident from yesterday.

So, her hunch was right; that jerk had managed to prey on several girls, even going as far as harming them.

Just regular college girls, how could they stand a chance against a grown man, let alone a repeat offender?

It seemed she had indeed rid the community of a menace.

But Orion got hurt in the process. She grabbed her phone to message him: [You awake?]

[Yeah, what's up?]

[Send a pic, let me see.]

Orion replied,

Lemira quickly locked her phone, afraid

she unlocked her phone and replied, [The band-aid I put on you

don't believe you. Show

don't you come

Lemira wondered

Lemira headed to the eSports team's base; it

competition-if they wanted a shot at the finals, they had to put in the work now. Logging on,

the name, it was

she accepted and typed, [How did you find out

he had to remember his brother's

crucial for helping

replied, [Who among your fans

mixed feelings

Matthe

name, suspecting he

one she

crush

secret

her past

[Got

secrets and his true feelings for Lemira. Lemira hesitated, [Hypothetically, would you

Matthew had unexpectedly withdrawn

even suspected the Langston Group had pressured

Lemira knew better; Matthew was a scion of the Everhart family, beyond the Langston's reach. Caught off guard by

his silence, Lemira typed, [Never mind if it's hard

[It is