When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 850

"You really do live up to your reputation as mother and daughter—your words are almost identical. Fine, let me be honest with you today: neither I nor the Langston family will ever give up holding you accountable. Instead of playing these little tricks, you'd be better off thinking about how to find yourself a top-notch lawyer."

Of course, the best attorneys are with the Everhart Group. From every angle, the Sinclair family is already past the point of no return.

At this, Sophia finally became truly anxious.

She had only meant to test Orion, but to her shock, Lemira and Orion had long since joined forces and had been quietly investigating everything behind her back.

Now the Sinclair family was in real and immediate danger.

"Orion, no matter what, my mom's treated you well all these years, hasn't she? Can't you cut her a little slack out of old times' sake?"

"First of all, I don't need to explain the motives behind your mother's so-called good deeds. Do you really want me to list every benefit she’s wrangled for herself by parading around as my mother's close friend all these years?"

Orion's eyes were jet black and icy, as if he could see straight through her.

He knew perfectly well that Mrs. Amelia had always liked to leverage his mother’s friendship for favors, but since those things were relatively minor, he never bothered to call her out.

But that didn’t mean he was blind to the Sinclair family's scheming.

Sophia felt utterly on edge, mortified by his gaze.

She knew everything he said was true, but having Orion state it so bluntly left her feeling deeply ashamed.

Sophia quickly recomposed her expression. “Your mother and my mother have always been the best of friends—she’s always helped us out willingly, and it’s not like our family has ever treated you unfairly.

Plus, we grew up together, practically as childhood sweethearts. Are you really going to pretend you don’t know how I feel about you?”

Sophia clung to Orion’s arm, her eyes full of desperate pleading.

Orion coolly pulled his arm away, and Sophia’s composure dissolved into panic. “Orie, do you have to be this cold?”

"Sophia, do you really think everyone’s a fool? Deep down, you know how much of your so-called affection is actually genuine."

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