When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 158

Grabbing her purse, she was off.

Orion watched her leave, a smile playing at the corner of his lips. "Who's she talking about?" he mused.

Leisurely, he pulled out his phone, shooting a text to Thaddeus. [Less gossip, less hassle.]

Bright and early, Thaddeus had been bombarding him with messages.

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Lemira exited the apartment building via the elevator.

Right at the entrance, she overheard a group of elderly men and women discussing, "That creep finally got caught, heard he got a good beating."

"Serves him right. If I were there, I'd have given him a couple of kicks myself. That nutcase harassed my granddaughter once."

Hearing this, Lemira couldn't help but beam as she hailed a cab to the gaming event.

Upon her arrival, the venue was swarmed with traffic, fans seemingly more abundant than at the playoff.

She spotted the banners of various teams, including posters of the captains. Her eyes landed on a poster of Matthew, captain of the Reapers. In her past life, during the finals, he suddenly withdrew, robbing her of the chance to face him.

Deep down, Lemira felt a tinge of regret. She believed that if he hadn't withdrawn, SkyBlaze wouldn't have stood a chance at winning the championship.

Even with her good skills, facing off against a top team was a different ball game.

"Hey goddess, thought you wouldn't make it to this match."

Jessica was decked out in Reapers merch, clearly a fan of this team.

Lemira smiled, "Wasn't planning to, but PixelStage invited me over as a special guest. Got premium seats too. Couldn't pass it up."

PixelStage had handed her two tickets, so she invited Jessica to join.