When They Beg, I Rise!

Chapter 570

"Since Mrs. Amanda's here, I've got to go over and say hello," Mrs. Waverly announced, not even waiting for Asher to finish his sentence. She stood up and walked off with Sophia, leaving just the two of them in the room.

Asher immediately turned to Lemira, his voice tinged with disbelief. "I never realized you were so close with Thaddeus. And Mrs. Amanda even had Sophia speak on your behalf."

He was just now coming to terms with the fact that he might have underestimated his sister all along.

Lemira remained composed. "If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."

She wasn't in the mood to explain.

"Lemira, I'm not done talking. Hold on!" Asher called out, a bit anxious, but then softened his tone, considering Lemira's connections. "Lemira, we're still family, aren't we? This time, no one will hold the Langston family responsible. Do you really have to keep making things difficult for Eve?"

Lemira's gaze turned icy. "The conditions for not holding Evelina accountable were made very clear."

Unless Asher admitted in front of Evander that he had deliberately avoided responsibility by not answering the phone after the fire that led to the amputation, she wasn't backing down.

"Lemira, do you have to drag my reputation through the mud? I'm Asher, for crying out loud. Am I supposed to apologize and admit wrongdoing to my brother?"

a strong sense of pride, especially in front

conceded, what would become

dodged responsibility and let Lemira take the blame for years. After everything she's endured

Orion's words cut deep.

You have no right

an outsider. To me, you are," Lemira retorted,

a few people changes who you are. If you weren't Ms. Langston, would Thaddeus or

getting ahead of herself, he

tried to stick close, they wouldn't care about

face turned a shade of green with

cleaned up, but I'll still pursue the matter with my

to let Evelina off the

was visibly shaken. "Lemira, do you really want

table and hurled it across the room. "When you made Lemira, a child, decide

eye. "I've covered for you for years. It's time you

the consequences."