When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 950

On the other side of the city.

Orion stared blankly at the text from Lemira, lying completely motionless in his hospital bed.

Sitting in the chair beside him, Matthew finally couldn't take it anymore. "Orion, you need to eat something."

Orion slowly set his phone down, his stomach completely tied in knots.

"How is Mom doing?" he asked, his voice thick and raspy.

"Her vitals are stable for now. She just needs aggressive treatment while we wait for a kidney match."

Matthew looked utterly devastated. Why hadn't his or Orion's kidneys been a match?

If he had been compatible, he would have been on the operating table in a heartbeat without a second thought.

But out of all the people in the world, the only match had to be the one person they despised most.

Mrs. Amelia was a viper. She was going to use this leverage to force the Everharts into burying the murder investigation.

Orion gave a faint nod. "Stay by her side. Don't leave her alone."

"I know. But Orion, you can't do anything reckless. Mom said she's willing to wait. She doesn't want that woman's kidney."

Orion's grip on his phone tightened until his knuckles turned white. It felt like the universe was playing a sick, twisted joke on him.

After a long silence, he spoke. "I'll find a donor in time. I won't let her condition deteriorate."

"Don't put this all on your shoulders, and whatever you do, do not agree to the Sinclairs' terms. If you compromise your morals for us, Mom and I will never forgive ourselves."

Knowing the Sinclairs had meticulously cornered them left a foul, suffocating taste in their mouths.

Orion reached out and clapped Matthew on the shoulder. "I know. Start taking over some of my responsibilities at the company. I don't have the bandwidth right now, and I need someone I trust stepping up."

"I'll do my best. I won't let you down. If I get stuck, I'll ask Thad for help. Just focus on resting."

Matthew had never seen his brother look so utterly broken, and it killed him that he couldn't fix it.

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