When They Beg, I Rise!

Evelina screamed, "Lemira knocked me out and brought me here!"

Lemira's lips curled into a cold smile, "No, we were going over the project proposal together. It got late, and you fell asleep."

"You're lying! You knocked me out and brought me here. You knew what was going to happen. You set me up on purpose."

At that moment, Evelina was so furious she wished she could wring Lemira's neck.

Lemira retorted, "What do you mean I knew what was going to happen? Do you have any proof?"

"Of course, I do! The hallway has..."

Security cameras?

Evelina suddenly remembered she had instructed Zack to turn off the cameras to erase any evidence of her presence.

Now she had no proof that Lemira had brought her here.

What was she going to do?

Lemira's eyes were icy, "You were going to say there are cameras, right? Fine, then go check the footage. Why aren't you saying anything? Is it because you know the cameras were turned off by Zack and there's no evidence?"

"No, how could I possibly know? You're the one who turned them off, not me!"

was full of guilt, unable to admit

headache, "So, what

with. Anyone who drinks it falls asleep. Evelina was with me discussing the proposal, and she told me not to lock

idea about any of this! You kicked Zack out, and he held a

thought up

"You might be right. Who would have thought you'd fall asleep in my room? I just went to the bathroom, and when

"That's not what happened!"

she hadn't

would come up to assault me, and I deliberately brought you here to

her head, tears of resentment falling, "Asher, I swear I was in my own

looked at Asher, "Evelina fell asleep in my room. She's

no footage, Evelina's

"Asher, you have to believe

at

"So, you still only

right? Then maybe I should leave.

was exasperated. Lemira had this temper, and if things didn't go her way, she'd threaten

himself

word.

until Zack wakes up and ask him. Maybe he didn't even know which girl was