When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 347

Asher found himself cornered by Lemira with nowhere to retreat.

Guiltily, he pushed Lemira's hand away, “Cut the sarcasm, I had no idea about the plagiarism.”

“Mr. Langston, trying to wash your hands of it?”

“I'm not trying to dodge the blame!”

Asher's eyes were bloodshot, a sign of his turmoil, as if stepping on a sore spot.

Evelina stepped forward to support Asher, “Lemira, ever since you threw Asher over your shoulder, he’s been nursing a broken rib. Don’t you think you’re going a bit too far?”

Oh, playing the good cop now?

Lemira coldly retorted, “Then why don’t you just go to jail? That’ll solve everything.”

Evelina gasped for air, shocked at the suggestion. How could she possibly face jail time!

She just wanted to show off in front of Asher.

The next moment, Evelina looked up at Alaric, “Alaric, no need to be torn about this. I admit it's all my fault. I'll go to jail, it has nothing to do with you.”

If someone had to take the fall, it seemed Alaric was the chosen one.

Asher immediately interjected, “No, you can't go.”

“Then Mr. Asher, are you implying you’ll go?”

Asher was suddenly at a loss for words, only managing to look towards Alaric.

The atmosphere grew tense.

Alaric forced a smile, finally understanding the sting of betrayal.

Was this what Lemira had endured before?

After a pause, Alaric spoke hoarsely, “I'll go, enough with the arguing.”

He acknowledged his fate, a result of his own doing.

Misplacing his trust in Evelina was his mistake to bear.

Alaric, his eyes rimmed red, saw Lemira holding a trophy and for a moment, was lost, “Is that the championship trophy?”

“Yeah.”

Lemira approached Alaric, showcasing the trophy, “You know, if I had been with SkyBlaze, maybe we’d have had a shot at this trophy. But sadly, with Evelina on board, you didn’t even make it past the preliminaries. The resurrection match? Won thanks to me.”

Alaric reached out to touch the trophy, but Lemira pulled it back, stating plainly, “It’s not yours to touch.”

Alaric awkwardly withdrew his hand, his gaze complex, “If I hadn’t let Evelina join the team and hadn’t been so biased and harsh on you, would you have stayed?”

“There are no what-ifs or second chances in this world.”

Lemira caressed the trophy, determined that no one from the Langston family would get their hands on it this time!

She turned to leave.

“Lemira, stop! Are you happy now seeing us like this?”

Asher was furious, grabbing Lemira's shoulder.