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Chapter397 Chapter 397 LemiracaughtthefamiliartoneinCaspian’svoiceandalmostfounditlaughable. Lemira caught the familiar tone in Caspian’s voice and almost found it laughable . Howcouldtheystillbesoconfidentincontrollingherlifenow? How could they still be so confident in controlling her life now ? Lemiraliftedaneyebrow,“Andyouare?” Lemira lifted an eyebrow , “ And you are ? ” “It’sme,Caspian.HaveyouforgottenhowIusedtoteachyoualready?” “ It’s me , Caspian . Have you forgotten how I used to teach you already ? ” SeeingLemira’sdefiantdemeanor,Caspiancouldn’tsuppresstheangerboilinginsidehim.“Nowondereverything’sbeenamessathomelately,Lemira,lookatthetroubleyou’vecaused.” Seeing Lemira’s defiant demeanor , Caspian couldn’t suppress the anger boiling inside him . “ No wonder everything’s been a mess at home lately , Lemira , look at the trouble you’ve caused . ” ThefirewallatAsherTechnologieshadissues,Lucian’scompanylostabiddingwarandhalfofitsworth,andAlaricwasevendetainedforinvestigation. The firewall at Asher Technologies had issues , Lucian’s company lost a bidding war and half of its worth , and Alaric was even detained for investigation . AllthesetroubleswerelinkedtoLemira. All these troubles were linked to Lemira . Lemirachuckledlightly,“Noneofthisismyconcern.” Lemira chuckled lightly , “ None of this is my concern . ” / <![CDATA[ / fpm_start( "true" ); / ]]> / Youdaresayit’snotyourconcern.DidyouordidyounotmesswithAsherTechnologies‘firewall?” You dare say it’s not your concern . Did you or did you not mess with Asher Technologies ‘ firewall ? ” “Asher’ssystemcrashedbecauseofahacker attack,andhebeggedmetofixitforhim.” “ Asher’s system crashed because of a hacker attack , and he begged me to fix it for him . ” Caspian’sfacestiffened.Wasthatthecase?Evelinahadtoldhimsomethingdifferent. Caspian’s face stiffened . Was that the case ? Evelina had told him something different . Rightafterhelandedand came to theparty,hewaslookingtosettlethescorewithLemira. Right after he landed and came to the party , he was looking to settle the score with Lemira . Evelinaquickly explained,“Caspian,whatImeantwasLemirainitiallyhackedAsher’ssystemtopressurehim.Now,she’ssoskilledthatAsherhimselfaskedforherhelp.” Evelina quickly explained , “ Caspian , what I meant was Lemira initially hacked Asher’s system to pressure him . Now , she’s so skilled that Asher himself asked for her help . ” Afterhearingtheexplanation,Caspianlookedat Lemiraagain,realizinghehadneverseenhowcapableshe After hearing the explanation , Caspian looked at Lemira again , realizing he had never seen how capable she wasbefore. was before . ButthesightofLemira’sindifferentfaceirritatedhimalloveragain.“Asherworkedhisfingerstothebone tobuildhiscompany.AsamemberoftheLangstonfamily,youshould’veofferedyourhelpwillingly,nothave himbeggingyou.” But the sight of Lemira’s indifferent face irritated him all over again . “ Asher worked his fingers to the bone to build his company . As a member of the Langston family , you should’ve offered your help willingly , not have him begging you . ” Evelinaquicklyadded,“IheardsheevenchargedAsher$200,000forherservices.” Evelina quickly added , “ I heard she even charged Asher $ 200,000 for for her services . ” Caspiangrewevenangrier,“Lemira,you’resoheartless,chargingAshersuchanexorbitantfee?” Caspian grew even angrier , “ Lemira , you’re so heartless , charging Asher such an exorbitant fee ? ” Lemiracasuallycleanedherears,“Whatelse?I’mnotacharityworkerhereto offerfreeservices.” Lemira casually cleaned her ears , “ What else ? I’m not a charity worker here to offer free services . ”

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1740295285127-0'); }); “Lemira,it’sonlybeenafew monthssincewelastmet,howcouldyouchangesodrastically?” “ Lemira , it’s only been a few months since we last met , how could you change so drastically ? ” Fuming,CaspiangrabbedLemira’swrist,“Comewithmetothehospital toseeLucianandapologize.” Fuming , Caspian grabbed Lemira’s wrist , “ Come with me to the hospital to see Lucian and apologize . ” LemiraeffortlesslypushedCaspianaway. Lemira effortlessly pushed Caspian away . Caspian nearlystumbled,incredulousatLemira’snewfoundstrength. Caspian nearly stumbled , incredulous at Lemira’s newfound strength . Lemirawipedherhandindisgust,“Don’ttouchme.” Lemira wiped her hand in disgust , “ Don’t touch me . ” “Caspian,Lucianissoillinthehospital,nearlydyingbecauseofyou,andyouwon’tevenvisit?” “ Caspian , Lucian is so ill in the hospital , nearly dying because of you , and you won’t even visit ? ” “It’snotmyfault hechosetoharmhimself,don’ttrytoguilt–tripme.” “ It’s not my fault he chose to harm himself , don’t try to guilt – trip me . ” Deepdown,LemiraknewLucian’s self–harmwasadesperateattempttomakeheryield. Deep down , Lemira knew Lucian’s self – harm was a desperate attempt to make her yield . Foramoment,shealmostbelieveditwasherfault,almostsoftened. For a moment , she almost believed it was her fault , almost softened . Thankfully,Orionwasbyherside,helpinghertoseeclearly. Thankfully , Orion was by her side , helping her to see clearly . Lucianalwaysknewhowtomanipulateher. Lucian always knew how to manipulate her . WhenevershehadissueswithEvelina,Lucianwouldtrytosmooththingsover,thinkinghecoulddownplayeverything. Whenever she had issues with Evelina , Lucian would try to smooth things over , thinking he could downplay everything . 09:41 09:41 Butitwasalwaysherwhoendeduphurt. But it was always her who ended up hurt . Inéludingthegrievancessheborerightbeforeherexams,which,inLucian’seyes,couldbeeasilybrushedoff‘withanapology. Inéluding the grievances she bore right before her exams , which , in Lucian’s eyes , could be easily brushed off ‘ with an apology . Caspian’seyesreddenedwithanger,“Lemira,you’retrulyungrateful.I’maskingyouonelasttime,areyoucomingtothehospitalornot?” Caspian’s eyes reddened with anger , “ Lemira , you’re truly ungrateful . I’m asking you one last time , are you coming to the hospital or not ? ” “No.” “ No. ” “Ifyoudon’tcome,I’llneverforgiveyouforaslongasIlive.I’llcutyouoff.” “ If you don’t come , I’ll never forgive you for as long as I live . I’ll cut you off . ” CaspianglaredatLemira,rememberinghowsheusedtofearhisanger,afraidofhimignoringher. Caspian glared at Lemira , remembering how she used to fear his anger , afraid of him ignoring her . Lemiralaughed,“Well,that’sapromisethen.Makesureyoukeepyourword.” Lemira laughed , “ Well , that’s a promise then . Make sure you keep your word . ” Withthat,sheturnedand walkedaway. With that , she turned and walked away . Caspian,seething,adjustedhistie,“Lemira,you’llregretthis.” Caspian , seething , adjusted his tie , “ Lemira , you’ll regret this . ” velina,seeinghowmadCaspianwas,triedtoconsolehim,“Caspian,don’tbemad.Lemmy’sjustbeingstubborn.” velina , seeing how mad Caspian was , tried to console him , “ Caspian , don’t be mad . Lemmy’s just being stubborn . ” “She’sbeenstubbornfortoo longnow.Howmuchlongerdoeseveryonehavetocatertoherwhims?”Caspiancouldn’tbelievehowmuchhadchangedduringhisabsence. “ She’s been stubborn for too long now . How much longer does everyone have to cater to her whims ? ” Caspian couldn’t believe how much had changed during his absence .

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