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 the

getting a headache, "So, what

of milk nearby, "This milk was tampered with. Anyone who drinks it falls asleep. Evelina was with me discussing the proposal, and she

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

already thought up an

Who would have thought you'd fall asleep in my room? I just

"That's not what happened!"

protested vehemently; she hadn't just fallen

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

She lowered her head, tears of resentment falling, "Asher, I swear I was in my own room. Lemira brought

looked at Asher, "Evelina fell asleep in my

no footage, Evelina's words lacked

loudly, "Asher, you have to believe

at Asher,

you still only

maybe I should leave. I can't stay withthe Langston family

exasperated. Lemira had this temper, and if things

himself to

word.

and ask him. Maybe he didn't even know which