When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 636

“But she’s so young. Is she really that good? I heard she’s involved with the boss behind Maple Group, and that’s why they keep giving her all these resources.”

The crowd buzzed with gossip about Lemira.

Evelina listened, a sour feeling growing in her stomach. If things hadn't turned out this way, she could have been the one on stage, representing the Langstons.

Instead, Lemira had stolen all the spotlight.

Evander, who now harbored a deep resentment for Lemira, complained, “Asher, Lemira knows our family has an AI project too, yet she’s siding with outsiders. Why didn’t you stop her?”

Asher’s expression soured. “With her terrible temper, who could stop her? She’s digging her own grave now, so she has no one to blame but herself.”

Now that he had dragged the Waverlies into this, they would deal with Lemira for him.

Sure enough, after Lemira finished her speech, the very first question from the press was a sharp, tricky one.

Lemira looked at the reporter. “Your question is outside the scope of my presentation today.”

The reporter was aggressive. “But it’s a simple technical question. Don’t tell me you can’t answer it?”

Most of the audience settled in to watch the spectacle.

Mrs. Waverly emerged from the VIP lounge, eager to see the show. She joined Asher, her voice cold. “The higher they build your sister up, the harder she’ll fall today!”

“She’s only gotten more rebellious because she has someone backing her,” Asher said, also hoping to see Lemira taught a lesson.

Mrs. Waverly glanced at him. “I was worried you’d be too afraid to move against your sister, knowing who she's with.”

After all, if Asher thought he could use Lemira to get close to Orion, her own investment would be in jeopardy.

“Business is business. She deserves to be taken down a peg.”

Asher figured Lemira was only relying on Thaddeus’s support. If even Mrs. Waverly wasn't afraid to challenge her own nephew, what did he have to worry about?

But soon, the smiles vanished from Asher and Mrs. Waverly’s faces.

Not only did Lemira answer the question, but the reporter who asked it couldn’t even tell if her answer was correct.

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