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Chapter371 Chapter 371 Lereiraletoutascoff.“Onlythosewhofeelguiltyneedtomakesuchashowofit‘ Lereira let out a scoff . “ Only those who feel guilty need to make such a show of it ‘ Shecouldn’tcarelessabout theLangstonssocalledforgiveness,especiallysinceshehadn’tdoneanythingwronginthefirstplace“Lemira,justcomebacktotheLangstonfamily,takeoverLucian’scompany.Together,wecanmakeourAlprojectbiggerandstrongerIt’lltaketheLangstonfamilytonewheights.Thisisgoodforyou,andfortheLangstonfamily.Whatdoyousay?” She couldn’t care less about the Langstons so called forgiveness , especially since she hadn’t done anything wrong in the first place “ Lemira , just come back to the Langston family , take over Lucian’s company . Together , we can make our Al project bigger and stronger It’ll take the Langston family to new heights . This is good for you , and for the Langston family . What do you say ? ” Asherwasbrimmingwithconfidence,asifhewascertainLemirawouldcavethistime Asher was brimming with confidence , as if he was certain Lemira would cave this time Theperson besideLemiracouldn’thelpbutspeakup,‘Mr.Langston,you’rereallyplayingaclevergamehere.WhenyoukickedLemiraout,youdidn’tconsiderherfamily then.Nowthatshe’sprovenherself,suddenlyshe’sfamily again?Isthathowfamilyworksinyourbook?” The person beside Lemira couldn’t help but speak up , ‘ Mr. Langston , you’re really playing a clever game here . When you kicked Lemira out , you didn’t consider her family then . Now that she’s proven herself , suddenly she’s family again ? Is that how family works in your book ? ” Asher’sexpressionsoured. Asher’s expression soured . HesaidtoLemira,“StayingwiththeLangstonfamilyisthebestoptionforyou.DoyouknowhowruthlessOrvincanbe?SmallcompanieslikeMapleGroup,theygetcrushedeveryyear.Againstpower,you’reasinsignificantasants” He said to Lemira , “ Staying with the Langston family is the best option for you . Do you know how ruthless Orvin can be ? Small companies like Maple Group , they get crushed every year . Against power , you’re as insignificant as ants ” Lemira’sexpressionturnedicy.AshertargetingMapleGroupbecauseofherhadputherinafoulmood. Lemira’s expression turned icy . Asher targeting Maple Group because of her had put her in a foul mood . “MapleGroupgoesunder,Iwon’tletyouoffeasy,”sheretorted. “ Maple Group goes under , I won’t let you off easy , ” she retorted . / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Really?Alittlegirllikeyou,whatkindofstormdoyouthinkyoucancause?Youcan’tevenaffordalawyer.Ithoughtyou’drealizebynowhowinsignificantyouare.” Really ? A little girl like you , what kind of storm do you think you can cause ? You You can’t even afford a lawyer . I thought you’d realize by now how insignificant you are . ” “Mr.Asherseemssoconfident.HaveyouforgottentheLangstonGroup’sfirewallfiasco,scramblingtofixeverything?Ordoesthatnotcount?” “ Mr. Asher seems so confident . Have you forgotten the Langston Group’s firewall fiasco , scrambling to fix everything ? Or does that not count ? ” Asherrememberedtheincidentandsnortedcoldly,“Youthinkyoucanthreatenmewiththat?Naive!You’llsee.” Asher remembered the incident and snorted coldly , “ You think you can threaten me with that ? Naive ! You’ll see . ” LemirawatchedasAsherandhisentouragewalkedaway,heremotionsturbulent. Lemira watched as Asher and his entourage walked away , her emotions turbulent .

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); Alariclaggedbehind,approachingLemirawithahaggardlookandahesitantexpression. Alaric lagged behind , approaching Lemira with a haggard look and a hesitant expression . Lemiraturnedawaytospeakwithherteam,clearlyuninterestedinengagingwithAlaric. Lemira turned away to speak with her team , clearly uninterested in engaging with Alaric . ButAlaricstayedput,makingitawkwardforeveryonetodiscussthecase. But Alaric stayed put , making it awkward for everyone to discuss the case . Lemiraturned tohim,annoyanceclearinhereyes,“Whatdoyouwantnow?” Lemira turned to him , annoyance clear in her eyes , “ What do you want now ? ” Lemmy.” Lemmy . ” “Don’tcallmethat.We’renotthatclose.” “ Don’t call me that . We’re not that close . ” Hertonewascoldanddistant,treatingAlariclikeastranger. Her tone tone was cold and distant , treating Alaric like a stranger . Alaricseemedunsteady,“IknowAsherpulledsomestringstomakesureyoucouldn’tfind alawyer.Youknowhowheoperates.Can’tyoujust makepeacewithhimonce?ComingbacktotheLangstonfamily,MapleGroupwouldn’tsufferbecause ofyou.” Alaric seemed unsteady , “ I know Asher pulled some strings to make sure you couldn’t find a lawyer . You know how he operates . Can’t you just make peace with him once ? Coming back to the Langston family , Maple Group wouldn’t suffer because of you . ” HearingMapleGroupmightsufferbecauseofherdidmakeLemirafeelabitguilty. Hearing Maple Group might suffer because of her did make Lemira feel a bit guilty . Thepersoninchargespokeupfirst,“Whatdoyoumean‘sufferbecauseofLemira‘?OurAlprojectisahotcommodity;competitorswouldkilltoseeusfail.ThishasnothingtodowithLemira.Withouther,ourprojectwouldn’tbewhereitistoday.” The person in charge spoke spoke up first , “ What do you mean ‘ suffer because of Lemira ‘ ? Our Al project is a hot commodity ; competitors would kill to see us fail . This has nothing to do with Lemira . Without her , our project wouldn’t be where it is today . ” Lemiradidn’texpecthercolleague todefendherlikethis. Lemira didn’t expect her colleague to defend her like this . Afteralltheseyears,shehadgrownaccustomedtobeingmisunderstood. After all these years , she had grown accustomed to being misunderstood . Alaric’sfacefellslightly,“Lemira,that’snotwhatImeant.IjustthinkcomingbacktotheLangstonfamilyisthebestsolution.”“That’swhatyouthinkisbest.It’sallbeneficialforyou,notforme!” Alaric’s face fell slightly , “ Lemira , that’s not what I meant . I just think coming back to the Langston family is the best solution . ” “ That’s what you think is best . It’s all beneficial for you , not for me ! ” “I’mgenuinelyworriedaboutyou.” “ I’m genuinely worried about you you .” Lemirasnorted,“You’reworriedaboutyourself,aren’tyou?IfIreallyagreedtoreturntotheLangstonfamily,you’dbetheoneoffthehookfirst,wouldn’tyou?” Lemira snorted , “ You’re worried about yourself , aren’t you ? If I really agreed to return to the Langston family, you’d be the one off the hook first , wouldn’t you ? ” Alariclookeduncomfortable,hispersonalagendapartiallyexposed.Sure,hehadhisownreasons,butmorethananything,hewishedforareconciliationbetweenthesiblings. Alaric looked uncomfortable , his personal agenda partially exposed . Sure , he had his own reasons , but more than anything , he wished for a reconciliation between the siblings .

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