When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 546

"I wasn't wrong, you know. That 'two-faced' girl messed up, and yet Asher still blamed you. I've never seen anyone so biased. She's not even his real sister. Honestly, it's fair to suspect there's something more going on."

Janice finished her rant, and Stella frowned slightly. "Maybe they're just really close siblings."

"That's being way too close," Janice retorted, about to argue further, but Lemira cut her off.

Stella glanced at the bouquet of roses nearby, her expression growing more complicated.

The next day, in class, Lemira spotted Evelina flaunting yet another designer outfit, her hand gripping a Hermès bag, looking smug and self-assured. But when Evelina caught sight of Lemira, her eyes darted nervously, and she quickly put distance between them, as if dreading a confrontation.

Lemira chuckled inwardly. That 'two-faced' girl really didn't bother hiding her true colors.

After class, Lemira received a message from Orion. He mentioned he had to go on a last-minute business trip for a day. It seemed like he'd been busier than usual lately.

Was it because he overheard Asher's criticism and was now overcompensating by working overtime? Once Orion got back, Lemira decided she'd have a talk with him. There was no need to overwork himself.

With Lucian and Caspian gone, she had no plans to return to the Langston family residence. But then Sophia messaged her, inviting her to

She couldn't let people think her parents' foundation was just a money-making

class, she hailed a cab to the venue. When she arrived, she realized just how upscale the place was, with luxury cars parked out front. It caught her

the entrance, a guard stopped her. "Staff should

staff. Besides, aren't

like you, trying to snag a rich guy. This is a

She didn't, actually.

Lemira? What are you doing stuck at the entrance?" came a snide

sauntered over, arm-in-arm with

Lemira's predicament. "Lemira, are you here for a date with your broke boyfriend? Didn't he tell you

"Someone like Lemira wouldn't

requires connections to even get membership, Susanna mocked,

in. My sister has a

laughed. "It's your sister who