When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 780

Here is the revised translation, carefully edited for naturalness, faithfulness to the original, and appropriateness for American readers:

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“Don’t you think I know what that feels like?” Lemira said, her voice icy, eyes cold and unmoved by their pleas. “This is just your own karma.”

Lucian’s expression soured. He pressed on, “I just want to know, what did you get from Evelina’s father? If you really have solid evidence, we can take the Sinclair family to court and make them pay for what they did.”

Since they’d already uncovered a connection to the Sinclairs, it was obvious that the person Evelina’s father had named as the mastermind was someone from the Sinclair family.

Evander looked surprised. “Have the Sinclair family and our family ever had issues before?”

Asher shook his head. “I checked. There’s nothing like that.”

Lemira thought for a moment. “Do you remember that new energy project Dad and Mom were bidding on?”

Asher looked up. “I remember. The project was abandoned after they died.”

Lemira continued, “The contract eventually went to the Sinclair family. Back then, Mom and Dad had a really good shot at winning it. But the Sinclairs wanted it so badly, they orchestrated the accident and bribed Evelina’s father.”

“So that’s what really happened,” Asher muttered, collapsing onto the sofa, completely defeated.

Lucian, after hearing the truth about the accident, fell silent. It took a while for him to speak again, and when he did, his voice shook. “So the crash wasn’t just an accident. It was all planned.”

“That’s right,” Lemira said. “Even if I hadn’t begged for cake that night, the crash would still have happened the next morning, on their way out to the bidding. The only thing my tantrum changed was the timing.”

Lucian’s guilt was overwhelming. “Lemmy, I’m sorry. All these years, we shouldn’t have blamed you and said that you killed Mom and Dad. We’ve made you spend all this time living with guilt and fear.”

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