When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 426

Lemira's lips curled into a chilly smirk. "You're mistaken. The one who fancies that bistro is Evelina, not me." Caspian's face twisted awkwardly. "Must've slipped my mind then, been swamped at work lately."

"If you can't keep it straight, then drop the 'big brother' act, will you? There are no cameras here."

Caspian's expression soured considerably.

Evelina quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Caspian, Lemmy's just blunt, don't take it so personally."

Seizing the moment, Caspian made his exit from the team's headquarters.

Janice huffed in frustration. "Pretending to be someone they're not. I wish we could just expose him for who he truly is."

"But he's a celebrity. Without undeniable proof, nobody's going to take your word for it."

Especially since Caspian had always played up his 'good guy' persona, her word alone couldn't stand against his army of fans.

Lemira surveyed the group. "Let's start training then. I want to spar with each of you to see our progress."

They trained together until the dorm's curfew, only stopping then.

After a shower back at the dorm, Lemira found a package on her desk.

the packaging, she opened it to

to Orion with a simple,

staring at her message,

casual demeanor left him

messaging you, she's obviously not holding a grudge, knowing well it wasn't your car, and not directly your fault." "But she

nodded. "You're right. I have to confront Matthew about trying to sell me

hair, Lemira noticed Orion

messages from an underground market

was pressing. [They're really

bump on et

ready to offer. If you've

conditions, now's the ti

offer. I'm not interested,] Lemira texted back,

[Got beef with them?]

[Yes, I do.]

them grovel. They need you; don't

then an idea struck her. Asher had clues to her parents' accident. Perhaps, she could

Asher's slow progress in gathering bits of the story,

crucial for her. "You have a point. I'll see Mr. Langston

required a face-to-face

Lemira headed straight for the Langston