When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 564

Orion couldn't help but sigh, "What's got you down?"

"It's the whole Langston family mess," Lemira replied, clinging to him like he was her lifeline, her ear pressed against his chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat.

Seeing her mood, Orion didn't press further. He let her hold on, offering silent support.

Eventually, Lemira calmed down and released her grip, glancing up at him with a touch of embarrassment. She reached up and playfully pinched his cheek. Even after a couple of days apart, he still looked as handsome as ever, a sight for sore

eyes.

Orion took her hand, gently removing her gloves and giving her wrist a soft massage. "Don't grip so hard next time, you'll hurt your wrist."

"How did you know?"

"I watched for a while," he admitted.

After landing, Orion had immediately called Lemira, but when she didn't answer, he asked around and found out she was at the gym. He'd seen her furiously pounding the punching bag and knew something was up. Rather than interrupt, he let her work it out until she was spent.

used a massage gun to

later, he set the tool aside and

"A little."

do you feel like eating? If you're not sure, we could head over to Bistrova." Bistrova was Orion's favorite spot. Lemira nodded, then remembered something. "Oh, I

mentioned she had some

paused, eyes narrowing as he looked

sharp. It just so happens our new roommate

Lemira hadn't thought much of it. After all, there are plenty of Waverlys- Janice for

"What are the Waverlies up

sure. Debby suggested they might be trying to get me to connect with them, build a rapport.

agreed with Debby's

him. "I'll try to keep my distance

she needed was another

water bottle. "But that's not what's really bothering you, is

the foundation," Lemira confessed,

the latest Langston family drama was new to him. He was taken aback. Evanders got a thing for Evelina? Did he lose part of his mind along with his