When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 937

Orion covered his mouth, coughing violently into his fist before finally looking up. "Call me if anything happens. I'll be back soon."

He left the hospital ward. As for Lemira's situation, he didn't even have a plan.

Matthew watched him walk away. The man whose posture was normally so unshakeable and commanding now looked utterly broken.

Matthew rubbed his face in frustration. How had everything spiraled into such a disaster?

Orion's driver pulled up to the apartment building. Stepping out of the car, Orion looked up at the floor where Lemira lived. The windows were pitch black.

He pulled out his phone, his thumb hovering over her contact for a long time before he finally initiated the call.

Those few seconds of ringing felt like an eternity to Orion.

When the line actually connected, his heart leaped into his throat, hammering against his ribs.

Neither of them said a word. The only sound filtering through the speaker was the faint, rhythmic draw of each other's breathing.

Lemira gripped her phone tightly. She waited in the agonizing silence, but no explanation came from the other side.

A sharp sting burned behind her eyes, and she couldn't suppress a sudden, harsh cough.

Hearing the painful rasp in her chest, Orion's heart ached. "If you're sick, why won't you go to the hospital?"

Lemira covered her mouth, her voice a brittle whisper. "Will a hospital fix everything?"

*Will it fix the betrayal?*

Orion fell silent for a heartbeat. "I'll send someone to pick you up."

"I'm not going."

Her tone was laced with unyielding stubbornness. Was he really too much of a coward to even see her himself?

Orion rubbed his throbbing temples. "Be reasonable."

"Since when do you have the right to give me orders?"

Lemira's voice flared with raw fury. When he still refused to offer a single word of explanation, she furiously tapped the red button, ending the call.

She yanked the heavy blankets over her head. The phone began to vibrate again, but she ignored it entirely.

Staring at the 'Call Failed' screen, Orion let out a heavy, defeated sigh.

He turned to his secretary. "Have Dr. Thorne sent up."

Julian Reed hesitated. "Are you not going up yourself, sir?"

A hollow, self-deprecating look crossed Orion's face. How could he possibly face her now?

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