When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 782

Lemira raised an eyebrow. “And what gives you the right to order me around?”

Evander’s pride was wounded. He finally turned to Evelina. “Fine, just answer honestly.”

Unwilling to back down, Evelina still looked to Evander for help.

Lucian couldn’t take it anymore. He strode over and slapped Evelina across the face. “Talk! Otherwise, not even God can save you!”

“If… if you try anything against me, that’s illegal!” Evelina stammered.

Lemira replied icily, “Everything your father did, and your embezzlement of company funds—tell me, which of those wasn’t illegal?”

Now, Evelina was finally afraid.

She bowed her head, her mind racing as she tried to figure out what to do next.

Lemira was losing patience. “Evelina, are you going to talk or not?”

“My father told me that after I helped him transfer the money, I should find an opportunity to meet him. Then, he’d help me get a new identity so I could disappear somewhere else—so you’d never find me.”

Asher reacted the most strongly to this.

His hand was still freshly bandaged, and he stared coldly at Evelina. “I never did anything to hurt you all these years. Why would you join your father to betray us?”

Evelina shrank back, her voice trembling as she cried, “Because I always felt like Lemira has everything, and I have nothing! And my dad kept threatening me. He said if I didn’t help him, he’d reveal himself to all of you, and then I’d be thrown out of the Langston family!”

“You should have told us! What happened back then had nothing to do with you. I wouldn’t have blamed you. But you kept it a secret and went on to betray the Langstons. Did you really think nothing would happen to you?”

Evelina fell to her knees. “Asher, I really know I was wrong. I mean it.”

“If you really realize your mistake, then tell us everything you know. Where is the money?”

Right now, Asher cared most about the money.

“I honestly don’t know! Didn’t Lemira already catch my father? She must have gotten the money, right?”

Evelina skillfully diverted Asher’s attention.

Sure enough, Asher turned to Lemira. “So, where’s the money?”

Lemira felt a wave of disappointment. So the “two-faced” girl really didn’t know anything?

For someone like Evelina, a vow condemning her to poverty was the most powerful curse of all.

Seeing this, Evelina began to sob, “Since my father is in your hands, why don’t you just ask him?”

“Do I really need you to tell me that?” Lemira snapped, her patience gone. If she couldn’t get anything out of Evelina, then Evelina was useless.

Just then, Lemira’s phone rang. It was Orion calling.

He must have something urgent to report.

Lemira grabbed her phone and hurried upstairs.

When Lemira was gone, Evelina leaned close and whispered to Asher, “Asher, my dad is a total coward. He’s so scared of dying, he probably handed over the money ages ago.”

“You mean Lemira took the money?”