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!"

of guilt,

getting a headache, "So, what

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

"I had no idea about any of this! You kicked Zack out, and he held a grudge against you,

already thought up an

be right. Who would have thought you'd fall asleep in my room? I just went to the bathroom, and when I came back, all this

"That's not what happened!"

protested vehemently; she hadn't just

I knew Zack would come up to assault me, and

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

looked at Asher, "Evelina fell asleep in my

Evelina's words lacked

loudly, "Asher,

at Asher,

"So, you still only

Then maybe I should leave. I can't

if things didn't go her way, she'd

bring himself

word.

Zack wakes up and ask him. Maybe he didn't even know