When They Beg, I Rise!

She blushed and tried to wriggle out of his embrace, but he held her tight. His chin rested gently on her shoulder. "Just a little longer, okay?" he murmured.

"But everyone's already here. It's not exactly the best look," Lemira mumbled, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Orion still didn't release her. "They've been here for a while. A few more minutes won't hurt," he reassured her.

Lemira stayed put, her cheeks flushed, listening to the steady, strong rhythm of his heartbeat. The memory of their recent kiss had left her mind blank, unable to think of anything else. Eventually, Orion loosened his grip.

Lemira, still red-faced, said, "I-I'll go check outside."

Her retreat was almost like a hasty escape, and Orion chuckled softly as he watched her leave.

Stepping outside, Lemira took a deep breath and patted her cheeks, trying to regain her composure. It wasn't polite to keep people waiting too long.

Sure enough, she saw the PR team from TG Group jogging on the treadmills.

Debby spotted Lemira and came over. "I saw you two were busy, so we didn't want to interrupt. And we figured a little exercise wouldn't hurt," she said with a smile.

Lemira felt a bit guilty. "Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"No worries," Debby replied. "Arranging meetings at the gym is pretty smart- sneak in some exercise during work hours."

Everhart fortune is having a moment with his girlfriend? Besides, with Orion involved, was there anything that couldn't be sorted out? Lemira led the PR team to the boxing area, where she saw

up. "Let's hear

sneaking into the mansion late at night. However, they seemed to know the system

security layout,

through nearby cameras and have found a few

knew it

resorted to such drastic measures meant her initial

Evelina, and those lurking in

"Having leads is a good start. It means we're on the right

in this world. It's just a matter of time before we uncover the truth.

and took the blame, so we still can't pin

finally bring Evelina

first time Evelina's father has done something like this. Remember Evelina's partner-in-crime during the SATS? The one who supposedly hung himself? I suspect

so it was likely he played a role in her

suspicious too. That driver was definitely

up, "Now that we've found some clues, we'll definitely

that car accident, maybe Lemira's resentment towards him

sale. The 'two-faced' girl is sure to pull some tricks. This time, we'll catch her embezzling