When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira had just given Evelina a piece of her mind before turning on her heel to leave.

Lucian stepped forward, concern etched on his face. "Lemmy, let us give you a ride back to college. It's late, and I don't feel comfortable with you going alone."

"No need," Lemira replied coolly. "I'll just grab a cab."

Her demeanor remained distant. Though she had agreed to a truce, forgiveness was not on the table. Once she uncovered the truth about the car accident, she intended to sever ties for good.

Without another word, Lemira hopped into a taxi and disappeared into the night.

Evelina watched her depart, her teeth clenched in frustration. "Just wait and see," she thought bitterly. "The last accident didn't finish her off, but who knows how things will turn out next time?"

Turning back to Asher, Evelina donned a mask of vulnerability. "Asher, even though I'm glad Lemmy's back, something feels off."

"What do you mean?" Asher asked, his brow furrowed.

doubting Lemmy," Evelina continued, "but it seems strange that she's suddenly willing to let go of Caspian and Alaric's involvement in

peace because of the inheritance our parents left. She's concerned about it falling into your hands. Until I'm

by her interest in the inheritance. Once the storm blew

of discomfort knowing Asher was backing Lemira's return. She had been enjoying her time with the Langston family, almost feeling like Mrs. Langston herself. But Lemira's reappearance was unsettling, like

into the family, her own position would be in jeopardy. She needed a backup plan, and with the benefits she'd already reaped from the foundation, there was still more to

her college dorm, thoughts swirling. Evelina's furious expression was fresh in her mind. "This is just the beginning," Lemira mused. After the charity event, once she secured proof of the "two-faced" girl's embezzlement,

foundation's finances and had already siphoned off hundreds of thousands. No wonder her wardrobe was suddenly

sum herself; she'd likely funneled it to her father Lemira had various plans brewing and was determined to stay calm. In the Langston family, she trusted none of her so-called brothers. Their current alliance was purely self-serving, as Evelina's actions

now, their cooperation was

her dorm, Lemira saw a message from Orion: [I'm back from my trip. Got time

schedule: [I've got classes all day. How about we meet at

the gym in a while, but now that she was almost fully recovered, she was eager to resume boxing

it might

passenger seat, Thaddeus chimed in, "Maybe take her