When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira glanced at Caspian standing in front of her and snapped, "Get lost!"

But Caspian didn't budge. "I was wondering why you suddenly got so bold. Turns out you've got a man backing you up. Lemira, have you no shame?"

Lemira retorted coldly, "What shame? Captain Matthew and I are friends."

"Lemmy, the way Matthew was defending you earlier, anyone with eyes could see he's into you. But what if Mr. Draven finds out about you and Matthew? Would he be upset?" She hoped to see panic on Lemira's face, but Lemira remained expressionless.

Caspian, however, was shocked. "Eve, what do you mean by that? What's her relationship with Mr. Draven?"

He had just returned and was unaware of the many developments he had missed.

"Caspian, I got this from Asher. He said Lemmy has a deep connection with Mr. Draven, who even transferred the shares of a tech startup to her."

Hearing this, Caspian understood everything.

Was this a sugaring arrangement?

Caspian glared at Lemira. "I underestimated you. No wonder you've become so audacious, climbing up the ranks through Mr. Draven."

Caspian was furious, unable to accept that his sister could do such a thing.

"For the last

want to waste her words and tried

If our parents knew about it, they'd be turning in their graves!" Lemira's eyes turned colder, and she grabbed Caspian by the

think you

Caspian fell to the ground, unable to

shocked. If he thought it was an accident before,

at this unfamiliar version of his sister, Caspian was deeply

then turned to Evelina, who stepped back in fear,

her grip on Evelina's

whispered menacingly, "Did you think you'd be safe

me go. It's not like I

Alaric's own

last. I'll make you lose everything, wishing for death as I was locked away and

you,

Evelina was genuinely frightened.

Lemira

want to

let go, and Evelina collapsed, gasping for air like a

"Lemira, how could you attack Eve? Her father

I spared