When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 972

"It was really fun keeping me in the dark, wasn't it? You were King this whole time, not to mention the Everhart heir, and you just hid it all. I don't even know who the man I fell for actually was."

Lemira stared at the man sitting beside her. They had been together for so long, yet in this moment, he felt like a total stranger.

But the worst part was, despite it all, she still loved him.

Lemira kind of hated herself for that.

Orion's gaze turned bleak. "Every part of that was still me."

"Bullshit!"

She glared at him, pointing at the door. "Get out."

He didn't move an inch. "We haven't reached the restaurant yet."

"I lost my appetite."

She genuinely had no desire to sit across from him at a dinner table right now.

Just then, her phone buzzed. It was Attorney Bennett. She answered it immediately. "Hello, Sebastian. Is something wrong?"

"There are a few details about the case we need to discuss in person. Do you have time for dinner?"

"Sure. Where should we meet?"

Lemira agreed without a second thought. Right now, the lawsuit took priority over everything else.

After confirming the location, she lowered the phone and looked pointedly at Orion. "Get out. I have things to do."

"Where are you going?"

She arched an eyebrow. "Is that any of your business?"

"I'm still your boyfriend."

Lemira turned to face him, her tone dead serious. "Orion, I know you saved my life back then, and I know you were used by the Sinclair family without realizing it. But you lied to me for months. I can't just blind myself and trust you the way I used to. I can't be with you anymore. Do you understand that?"

The interior of the car fell dead silent. Some things simply had to be dragged into the light.

She refused to keep lying to herself.

Orion's expression completely shattered.

His throat bobbed as he swallowed hard. "Can't we just start over?"

Lemira looked away. "No."

He let out a bitter, hollow laugh. "Do you really feel nothing for me anymore? Not even a little?"

He had done so much, desperately hoping she would finally see the sincerity in his heart.

Lemira stared blankly at the steering wheel. To say she didn't have feelings for Orion would be a bold-faced lie.

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