When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 1060

Asher was livid. "How am I out of line? I am trying to save the Langston Group!"

"You're trying to save the company, sure, but you're really just trying to save your own ego! Lemira is incredibly gifted, and we are the ones who drove her away and broke her heart. The fact that she is even giving us a chance to help her now is a gift. How can you sit there and demand she pay us for it? Do you have no shame?"

Asher slumped back into his seat, visibly humiliated. "A gift? Giving us a chance to perform for her? We don't owe her anything."

Caspian shot back aggressively, "We absolutely owe her everything."

Alaric nodded firmly in agreement. "Caspian is right. We owe Lemira."

But Asher simply couldn't let it go. His authority as the eldest brother had been directly challenged, and it stung. "But you can't expect Rowan to just work a miracle for free!"

Rowan finally broke his silence, his voice chillingly calm. "Caspian is right. Why would I extort my own sister for saving a life?"

Lemira stood up, keeping her eyes fixed on Rowan. "Business is business. You're treating Amanda Everhart, so if you have a price, name it. The Everhart family has no intention of being indebted to the Langstons."

Lucian looked up anxiously. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going upstairs to rest."

Lemira simply couldn't stomach being in the same room as them for another second.

Once Lemira disappeared up the stairs, Caspian turned a furious glare on Asher. "Are you genuinely completely blind to your own mistakes?"

Asher let out a defensive scoff. "I know we put Lemira through hell in the past, but we didn't know the truth! We were manipulated too! We're all victims here!"

Caspian's voice dripped with sarcasm. "Then leave Rowan out of your manipulative schemes. He hasn't asked Lemira for a single damn thing. Stop dragging him down to your level."

Seeing the two brothers about to come to blows, Rowan cut in sharply. "Enough."

Asher looked at Rowan, seeking validation. "Am I really the bad guy here?"

Rowan's hands slowly curled into tight fists. "Asher, we made horrific mistakes. We finally have a sliver of a chance to make amends, and you are actively trying to destroy it. Why can't you just cherish this opportunity?"

"How am I not cherishing it? The rest of you are pathetic, walking on eggshells around her while she completely dismisses you! Does she even appreciate it?"

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