I Rise 141
Posted on March 06, 2025 ยท 1 mins read
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Chapter 141ย  Chapter 141ย  Lucian was feeling frustrated. He had gone out of his way to make things special, all to win over Lemiraย  But Evelina had stolen the spotlight, leaving him feeling sour. Sure, itโ€™s a misunderstanding, but that didnโ€™t ease the stingย  Why did Evelina always have to show up and mess things up whenever he tried to mend fences with Lemon?ย  Evelinaโ€™s eyes were red as she said to Lemira, looking aggrieved, โ€œLemmy, I swear it wasnโ€™t on purpose. I thought you were keeping your identity a secret to get a real feel for the internship.โ€ย  Lemiraโ€™s lips curled into a cold smirk. It seemed the innocent act was quick on its feet. No wonder she had been outmaneuvered in her past life.ย  But when Ethan saw Evelina crying, he jumped to her defense, โ€œMr. Langston, I donโ€™t think this is Ms. Sterlingโ€™s fault. I mean, Ms. Langston couldโ€™ve disclosed her identity herself and yet she didnโ€™t. Itโ€™s not fair to blame Ms. Sterlingโ€ย  Thought he looked pretty heroic, standing up for justice. Maybe Evelina would even fall for him now.ย  Lucian glanced over coldly, โ€œYou are the guy who wanted to hit my sister at the office yesterday? Iโ€™ve been looking for you!โ€ย  Ethanโ€™s face went through a palette of colors, โ€œShe hit me first yesterday.โ€ย  โ€œThatโ€™s because you started with those nasty comments. Consider yourself unemployed.โ€ย  Ethan panicked immediately. Thatโ€™s not how he imagined things going. He turned to Evelina in desperation.ย  Evelina stiffly interjected, โ€œLucian, he just fixed our major firewall issue. We canโ€™t just fire him like that.โ€ย  Lucian was amazed, โ€œDidnโ€™t Lemmy fix it?โ€ย  The manager quickly explained, โ€œMs. Langston mentioned her code was stolen.โ€ย  The manager knew about the project and that Ms. Langston had been involved from the start, indicating her capability. As for the tech team lead, who hadnโ€™t solved the firewall issue for so long, how could he have suddenly fixed it?ย  Ethan defended himself, โ€œI didnโ€™t steal anything. I wrote it myself.โ€ย  Evelina added, โ€œYeah, Lemmy said her code was stolen, but whereโ€™s the proof?โ€ย  Without evidence, Lemiraโ€™s words were powerless.ย  Lucian looked at Lemira, skeptical, โ€œLemmy, are you sure it was him?โ€ย  Lemiraโ€™s gaze was mocking, โ€œYes!โ€ย  Hogan turned to the manager, โ€œCheck the surveillance.โ€ย  โ€œYeah, the surveillance!โ€ย  But soon, the manager came back with a gloomy face, โ€œThe lobbyโ€™s surveillance is broken. Weโ€™ve lost the past few daysโ€˜ footage.โ€ Evelinaโ€™s eyes gleamed with triumph, knowing this would happen.ย  She feigned concern, saying, โ€œWhat do we do now?โ€ย  Ethan got all smug, โ€œNo evidence, who can prove it? You canโ€™t smear me just because youโ€™re Ms. Langston.โ€ย  Evelina smiled, her fake worry visible as she looked at Lucian, โ€œLucian, I know Lemmy wants to help you out, and we all appreciate her hard work. But itโ€™s not right to claim someone elseโ€™s hard work as your own, right?โ€ย  Lucian was torn and frustrated. He tugged his tie and told Hogan, โ€œFind other evidence.โ€ย  โ€œWho says there isnโ€™t any proof!โ€ย  Lemira pulled out her phone and displayed last nightโ€™s surveillance footage which clearly showed what happened that time.ย  Ethan swaggering over to her laptop, copying files, and tampering with her code, everything was crystal clear.ย  Lucian, furious, slapped Ethan, โ€œYou dare mess with my sisterโ€™s work? Are you looking for death?โ€ย  โ€œI, 1 didnโ€™t.โ€ย 


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