When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 28

Orion's gaze was unfathomable, "You trust me this much, not afraid I might fool you?"

"What's there for you to fool me out of?"

Lemira looked at him squarely, "You're pretty much my only friend right now."

Orion's gaze briefly faltered. A friend? His lips curled slightly, and then he put on a stern facade, "Don't just trust people willy-nilly in the future, especially men."

"Got it, I'm off."

Lemira waved, slinging her backpack over her shoulder as she left the infirmary.

Orion remained seated long after she'd left, his eyes catching the sight of the cake on the desk. Memories of a car crash scene, with a ruined birthday cake, flashed through his mind.

His head began to throb uncontrollably. Since that car crash, he hadn't touched cake again.

After a while, he got a call, "Mr. Everhart, Ms. Langston has safely arrived home." Only then did Orion hang up, his silhouette stretching long in the setting sun.

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Back at the Langston residence, Lemira found Lucian sitting on the sofa, obviously waiting for her.

She greeted him without emotion, "Lucian."

Lucian looked up to find his distant yet defiant sister, unsure of what to say. He had suspected her of cheating when her grades suddenly shot up.

But it turned out her achievements were genuine. Except these years Lemira’s were mediocre for her school grades, how come such drastic change?

Lucian realized Lemira had truly changed, and it wasn’t just a phase of acting out. He felt both happy and lost.

The sister who used to center around him seemed gone. She was genuinely putting in the effort, not just being stubborn.