When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 348

Lemira raised an eyebrow, "Fair enough, how about I give you all one more night to decide who's going to take the fall?"

Asher's face turned pale in an instant.

Lemira's smile broadened, "That includes you, Asher. If you're willing to take all the blame, I'm all ears."

Asher was speechless now.

Lemira pushed his hand away with force, "Clearly, you don't want to face the music either, so why play the saint?"

"Lemira, in your eyes, am I just playing the saint? I've been doing all this for our family!"

"Oh, so if you take the fall and end up behind bars, I’ll just apologize, right? Wanna bet?"

Lemira chuckled, giving Asher a deep, meaningful look.

She saw right through Asher's arrogance, his well-masked hypocrisy and selfishness.

She had laid it all out, yet he tried to guilt-trip her!

Well, she wasn't going to play nice anymore.

This time, Asher remained silent, his expression so sour it could curdle milk.

As Lemira turned and walked away with a swagger, Asher didn't follow.

She had guessed right.

All that talk about family bonds thicker than water? Just a facade.

Turning her head, Lemira ran into Orion, Thad at the staircase, and Matthew.

She paused, "You all heard that, huh?"

Orion looked at her deeply, patting her shoulder, "Well done, let's head back to the lounge."

Only then did Lemira realize they had overheard everything.

She felt a bit awkward.

Back in the lounge with just the four of them, Matthew couldn't help but speak up, "Why did you say you'd apologize to him? Why owe him an apology?"

Thad raised an eyebrow, "It's strategy, don't you get it?"

Thad caught on fast, "Not bad, Matt. Keep it up and you'll do even better next time!"

Matthew glanced at Lemira, "But next year, I'll be competing against my sister-in-law. Feel free to cheer for her!"

Lemira froze. Matthew called her sister-in-law?

Orion, hearing the term "sister-in-law," his tone turned sharp, "Matthew, what are you talking about?"

Realizing his slip-up, Matthew hurriedly backtracked, "You guys aren't together yet?"

Orion's expression grew tense.

Thad stepped forward, covering Matthew's mouth, "Stop talking."

If you spill the beans, it's going to cost your brother his life!

The room fell silent.

Lemira coughed awkwardly, her expression uneasy, "You've misunderstood my relationship with Orion. We're not like that."

Orion looked up, "In your eyes, what are we?"