When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 152

Orion stepped out of the elevator, catching the sight of her slamming the door shut behind her.

He rubbed his temples. It had been a while since he indulged in booze, and his head was spinning slightly.

Back in his apartment next door, Thaddeus was lounging on the couch, scrolling through his phone. He looked up as Orion entered, "You're back. How did it go?"

"What do you mean, 'how did it go'?"

"Don't play dumb with me. You mentioned having a girlfriend during dinner, and Sweet Lemon didn't take it too well. Don't tell me you didn't notice."

Pouring himself a glass of water, Orion leaned against the counter, swirling the liquid slowly, "Once she starts college, she'll forget all about today."

Seeing the world would help her grow. All he could do was watch her go.

Thaddeus gave Orion a look, "Hopefully."

But he sensed something about Orion's demeanor seemed off.

Orion cared about Lemira more than he let on. Perhaps even Orion himself hadn't realized that his feelings had started to change.

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In the days that followed, Lemira felt awkward around Orion.

After all, she did like him a bit. But he was already involved with someone else.

She was now fairly certain that her online crush from the past life wasn't Orion. Even though they shared the same username in the game, they were not the same person.

Lemira thought about her past life's secret online crush, who would appear in the game in less than half a month. She decided she could try to "accidentally" meet this person from her past life.

So, every afternoon till evening, she would log on right on time to play, for that was how she encountered that man in her previous life.

However, after a few days, she hadn't come across that name. During her live streams in the evening, Lemira noticed her fans asking about the finals.

[Goddess Lemon, are you going to the finals?]