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.]

his bed's headboard, Orion replied, [What do you

locked her phone,

her phone and replied, [The band-aid I put on you yesterday.] [It's

don't believe you. Show

you come see for

the chat, Lemira wondered if

to the eSports team's base; it was

next year's competition-if they wanted a shot at the finals, they had to put in the work now. Logging

the name,

and typed, [How did you find out

he had to remember his

crucial for helping his brother escape an arranged marriage

among your fans

mixed feelings

Matthe

name, suspecting he

be the one

crush

secret

her

a moment, she ventured, [Got a question

about his brother, including the secrets and his true feelings for Lemira. Lemira hesitated, [Hypothetically, would you drop out of the

past life, Matthew had unexpectedly withdrawn from the

the Langston Group

family, beyond the Langston's reach. Caught off guard by

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

[It is