When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 522

Lemira fixed her gaze on Evelina. “Besides, I think Zack didn’t commit suicide. He was murdered.”

“That’s impossible!” Evelina retorted immediately. “Zack was just feeling guilty and decided to end it himself. No one had a motive to kill him. We were all in our rooms last night; who would have done it?”

Asher looked at Lemira with disapproval. “If this blows up, it won’t do either of your reputations any good.”

“I couldn’t care less,” Lemira sneered, her eyes filled with malice and mockery. “I wasn’t the one sleeping with Zack.”

Filing’s anger flared. If the Langston family fortune hadn’t been at stake, she might have gotten rid of Lemira

last night.

Recalling her father’s words, Evelina began to cry, “Asher, I can handle being wronged. But last night, Lemmy and I were in the same room. If word gets out, who would believe Lemmy wasn’t involved?”

Caspian barked, “Evelina, shut up!”

Lemira pulled out her phone. “I’ve got video evidence. It’s you who was with Zack.”

“But people

coming on. “Lemira, what will it take

simple: give me what Mom and Dad left me and transfer your shares in the entertainment company to me.”

strip Asher of his control

clenched his jaw. “Lemira, you’re taking

Lemira laughed. “Those are my only terms. Agree, and

dreaming. I won’t agree.”

To our dear Asher, profit is the most important thing.”

momentarily

fruit knife and pointed it at herself. “Asher, if people find out about this, how can I ever show my face in Orvin again? My background is already mocked; I might

quickly snatched the knife away. “Eve,

die. That way, I won’t

though inside she was terrified. If the police investigated and found something, she and her father

to do something, even if it meant

“Fine, Lemira. I agree to your terms. But for Mom and

can transfer the company shares

have my secretary

need for that,” Caspian interjected, placing a transfer contract in front