When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira's eyes glinted with sarcasm, making Asher feel a twinge of guilt. Eventually, he turned and left the room with Evelina.

Lucian stepped up to Lemira. "Lemmy, how about you sleep in the guest room tonight? I'll have someone clean up your room."

Caspian glanced at Lemira. "Did you know about Evelina's plan in advance?"

Otherwise, how would Evelina have ended up in Lemira's room unannounced?

Lemira's eyes were cold. "How could I have known about Evelina's plan? Let's just say she faced the consequences of her own actions."

She nodded towards the empty milk bottle on the table. "There's a bit left; it could serve as evidence."

As for the milk, she hadn't drunk it. Most of it had gone down the drain, but enough remained for proof.

Lucian's gaze at Lemira was complicated. He had a hunch that Lemira had anticipated Evelina's scheme, turning it on its head so Evelina would taste her own medicine. Everyone had their suspicions.

Lucian spoke up, "Lemmy, you should get some rest in the guest room. We can deal with this tomorrow."

Lemira turned and headed to the guest room.

Lucian couldn't help but voice his thoughts, "Caspian, have you noticed how much Lemmy's changed? She knew about Evelina's malicious plot and could have stopped it, but she stayed in the bathroom, letting Zack assaulted Evelina."

Lucian was struggling to come to terms with Lemira's indifference.

Caspian sighed, "Lucian, if Lemira hadn't been smart, she would have been the victim today. I think she did the right thing. Evelina needed to learn the hard way." "But wasn't it enough to just teach Evelina a lesson? Did it have to go this far?"

unsettling feeling knowing Lemira had let

could report this to the police; they might find more dirt

could ruin our family's reputation. Besides,

but didn't press the issue. They'd deal with it

the guest room, lying down on the bed. Thinking back to Evelina's confrontation with Zack, she

show that

find a message from Orion, asking her to text back when she

must be asleep by now. I'll tell you all about

Orion video-called

answered, seeing his face on the screen.

was intense. "I was waiting for

replied

might have camped outside

she said, "Didn't

"What happened?"

to trap me, but she ended up falling into her own snare."

Orion heard about the tainted milk, his

need. I'm not that naive.

girl had was Zack, and now he's out

Her only support

was precisely what Lemira

were steely. "I'm

be. I can handle myself, and apart from Asher, my other brothers