When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 182

Orion didn’t need to step in to handle Thaddeus' cousin, or it’d be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Evelina's tone was dripping with sarcasm, "You? With what you've got, I doubt you're up for the task. Wasn't that school doctor acting all high and mighty before? What, turned into a scaredy-cat now?"

"Shut your mouth."

Dorian snapped at Evelina, "Watch your mouth, okay?" He wouldn't even dare to speak to his cousin like that.

Evelina felt a sting of injustice for his attitude, "Dorian, what did I say that was so wrong?"

Thaddeus stared at Dorian with a half-smile, “Let her out. We’ll talk about this alone.”

“Yes, Evelina, leave us, and close the door.”

“Dorian, I’m part of this too. Why do I have to leave?”

It seemed to Evelina that Dorian had stopped valuing her now that he had her. “Typical,” she thought. “Once a man gets what he wants, he stops caring.”

Dorian was growing impatient, "I said get out, can't you understand that?"

He didn't want Evelina to see him getting schooled by his cousin. He had his pride to think of.

Stomping her foot, Evelina stormed out, frustration bubbling within her.

The room was then left with just the two men. Thaddeus sauntered over and pulled up a chair to sit, "You've been quite the player, haven't you?"

"I knew I recognized that voice in the bar as yours. Thought I was hearing things. Why didn't you just take off the mask then and there?"

"It's none of your business. You getting hurt was your own doing. Don't drag anyone else into this, got it?"

Dorian was puzzled, "Thaddeus, is that school doctor a friend of yours?"

Otherwise, why would his cousin personally come to the hospital to sort this out?

"Exactly, so you know what you need to do, right?"

"But my rib's broken. Don't you even care a bit? Who is this school doctor anyway, that you'd come to make peace?"

Thaddeus' frustration was palpable, "You're better off not knowing. Just don't make a fuss, and I'll talk with your mom about your grades."