When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 706

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"It's not just me you have to answer to—it's Maple Group," Orion corrected. "If rumors of shady dealings get out, how will the city attract future investors?"

"Mr. Everhart is absolutely right. We will deal with this matter seriously," the mayor replied.

He turned to the official in charge. "Let's go. Bring everyone involved in for questioning."

The official's face turned ashen.

Lemira addressed the Maple Group team. "Let's pause here for today. We'll decide on our next steps once the investigation results come in."

The team leader shot a nervous glance at Orion. Who would have thought this was the legendary Everhart heir? With him present, how could Maple Group possibly run into trouble?

Orion added, "Everyone will get a thorough explanation for what happened today."

The team leader nodded quickly. "We'll take our leave then."

Once her colleagues had packed up and left, Lemira finally turned to Orion. "If it weren't for you, we all would have been thrown out just now. Mrs. Waverly really doesn't pull any punches—she even managed to get Thaddeus Draven out of the way."

If Thaddeus had been here, none of this would have happened.

"Mrs. Waverly lost a lot of money on recent investments, so she's desperate to make this project work. That's why she's resorting to such extreme tactics. In the past, she would never have risked crossing Thaddeus like this."

"No wonder she was in such a rush to have Stella Waverly and Asher get engaged—she wanted to lock things down for her own purposes!"

Lemira looked at Orion. "But aren't you worried that by stepping in like this today, you'll end up on Mrs. Waverly's bad side?"

"You think Mrs. Waverly doesn't know that Thaddeus and I co-founded the company?"

"Then why did she send Thaddeus away? Wasn't she worried you'd show up?"

Lemira felt something was off. At the Waverlys' party, Mrs. Waverly had clearly known about her past with Orion.

"It's because Mrs. Waverly found out you visited my grandmother at the hospital. She assumed there was a falling out between us and took a gamble that I wouldn't come to help you."

Orion watched her closely. "Thaddeus will handle things with Mrs. Waverly. But I wanted to hear your thoughts."

"My opinion is that we can't let the Langston family go bankrupt—at least, not yet."

Lemira looked at him. "Debby probably told you my plan. Evelina is now heading up this project and will soon be controlling a large sum of money. I want to follow the trail and see where it leads."

With that, Lemira turned and left.

She looked up at the sky outside, swallowing the bitterness in her heart.

Lemira went straight back to campus and told her friends all about what had happened.

Stella and Oanice were laughing so hard their stomachs hurt.

Stella said, "For Asher, this must have been a total disaster. For someone so arrogant, his pride must be shattered."

"Yeah, it was pretty satisfying to witness," Lemira agreed.

She had never seen Asher look so miserable.

Just then, Lemira's phone rang. It was Asher.

She glanced at the screen, but didn't pick up.

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