When They Beg, I Rise!

Orion stormed in with a face as grim as a thunderstorm, making a beeline for Lemira.

The sudden entrance startled Lemira, her eyes wide as saucers. Noticing the dark cloud hanging over Orion's face, she reached for his hand, trying to reassure him, "I'm fine." "Don't get into a brawl here," she whispered urgently. "We'd be handing them the perfect ammunition."

She knew Asher could play dirty if pushed.

But she couldn't let Orion fall victim to their schemes.

Seeing Lemira's calm demeanor seemed to soothe Orion's fury somewhat.

His gaze then shifted to Asher, pondering if he had been too lenient with the Langstons, allowing them to walk all over Lemira for too long.

Asher, meeting Orion's intense gaze, felt a tinge of complexity in his emotions. "He reminds me of someone from the Everharts".

""Who are you?"

"Who he is is none of your concern right now," Thaddeus made his entrance, exuding a prideful air, a stark contrast to his usual approachable demeanor.

sight of Thadessus. "Mr. Draven," he acknowledged, remembering the few times he had crossed paths with the magnate at elite gatherings. Lucian, standing by Asher, expressed his surprise, "Asher, are you saying he's the Mr. Draven

"Yes, that's him."

Lucian's expression shifted

times in Lyria, always in contexts involving Lemira, unaware then of Mr.

significance.

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him that the man Lemira had been associated with

Lucian's surprise, asked,

silence, "Oh, Mr. Lucian Langston and I have met a few times, though our encounters

Mr. Draven's status back then. Any offense was unintentional. I just wanted to protect my sister." "Protect? With your

at

direct confrontation risky.

Thaddeus could jeopardize the

Group's standing in

been pampered with wealth since birth, not someone to be trifled with." Orion interjected coldly,