When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 845

Lemira finally realized—someone in the Langston family had known the truth all along.

Of course. Asher and Lucian weren’t that far apart in age; it wasn’t surprising Lucian would know about this.

Staring at Lucian, Lemira said sharply, “He only wanted to give someone with a criminal record a second chance, all for the sake of Asher’s so-called good intentions. And in the end, he got our parents killed!”

“Asher was young then—he didn’t understand any better,” Lucian replied quietly.

“Lucian, since you knew about this, why did you just stand by and watch everyone blame me for all these years? Why didn’t you ever say a single word in my defense?”

“That’s because I didn’t know Evelina’s father was the one responsible,” Lucian said.

“You never once suspected there might be something wrong with Evelina’s father?” Lemira pressed.

Lucian fell silent, at a loss for words. “Lemmy, you know after our parents’ accident, our family business was in crisis. We barely had time to look into what happened. The police said it was an accident—we never thought it could all have been orchestrated by someone.”

“Never thought, never thought—do you say anything else besides excuses?” Lemira shot back coldly.

Growing anxious, Lucian stepped forward and tried to take her hand. “Lemmy, that’s not what I meant.”

“Let go of me.”

Lemira took a step back, lifting her chin. “I never thought you could be even more hypocritical and disgusting than Asher.”

Asher might be openly selfish and fake, but at his core, Lucian was no different.

In pain, Lucian replied, “Lemmy, if I’d known there was something wrong with Evelina’s father, I never would have let Asher bring him into the Langston family.”

“Spare me the hindsight.”

Lemira looked at Lucian with deep disappointment. “Right now, the most important thing is to find Evelina. You’d better pray she didn’t end up in the Sinclairs’ hands and just escaped on her own.”

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