When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 907

The moment Lemira saw the Langston family stride in, a heavy sense of foreboding washed over her.

What was this group trying to pull now?

Trailing right behind Evelina and Evander were Asher and Lucian, followed by staff pushing two obnoxiously massive floral arrangements into the venue.

Lucian and Asher took the lead.

Lemira watched them stop right in front of her. Her expression remained glacial. "What are you doing here?"

"Lemmy, we heard about your product launch today, so we came specifically to congratulate you. These floral tributes are from the Langston family. I hope you have a brilliant future shining in the industry you love."

Lemira glanced at the extravagantly over-the-top flowers. They certainly stood out among the rest.

She was genuinely surprised that her family had shown up to congratulate her.

After all, the Maple Group and the Langston Group were fierce corporate rivals.

But with so many reporters and high-profile partners watching, Lemira couldn't publicly humiliate them.

If she did, the media's focus would immediately shift from her Gen-2 technology to toxic Langston family drama.

Still, Lemira felt sick to her stomach. She had never once cared about their so-called congratulations.

She replied coolly, "I see. Thank you."

Evelina stepped forward, heavily cradling her stomach. "Lemmy, we came as a family to celebrate you. You don't seem very happy about it?"

Lemira's lips curved into a tight smile. "I'm thrilled. But I thought you were in the hospital strictly resting to save your pregnancy?"

At the mention of her pregnancy scare, Evelina nearly ground her teeth to dust. This bitch always knew exactly where to hit where it hurt.

Asher turned to face the swarm of reporters. "Lemira is my biological sister. Even though our companies are competing, I am immensely proud that Lemira has reached this level of success thanks to the Langston family's careful upbringing."

Evelina immediately pulled Evander toward the flashing cameras.

"We're all family anyway, what does it matter?"

Asher genuinely saw nothing wrong with it. As far as he was concerned, Lemira owed him this much.

Without a second thought, Asher walked over to join Evelina and Evander, shamelessly promoting the Langston Group's unreleased product to the Maple Group's press pool.

All the color drained from Lucian's face. He looked back at Lemira with an expression that was more agonizing than if he were sobbing.

He choked on his words. "Lemmy, whether you believe me or not, I truly just wanted to celebrate you. I wanted to support you."

Lemira let out a mocking laugh. "So what you're saying is, your good intentions went horribly wrong again, and I should just forgive you and appreciate your pure motives, right?"

The words struck Lucian like a physical blow, choking him instantly, because that was exactly what he had been hoping she would do.

But hearing the ugly truth spoken aloud by Lemira made it feel suffocatingly pathetic.