I Rise 448
Posted on March 18, 2025 ยท 1 mins read
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Chapter 448

Lemira nodded, a mocking smile playing on her lips. โ€œRight, as if saying anything now would make a difference. I regret my actions back then; I should have just left you to your fate.โ€ Her sarcasm lit a fire in Caspianโ€™s eyes.

โ€œLemira, youโ€™re saying this because you canโ€™t explain yourself, right?โ€

Evelina chimed in with a smirk, โ€œLemmy, Caspian couldnโ€™t even handle those thugs. How did a delicate flower like you manage to escape? That doesnโ€™t add up.โ€

โ€œTrue, I ended up getting caught, and they even threatened me to make a call to someone, asking for a personal ransom.โ€

Lemira locked eyes with Caspian. โ€œI didnโ€™t call you. I called someone from the Langstons.โ€

Caspian, pressing his lips together, asked, โ€œWho? Lucian?โ€

Hearing Lucianโ€™s name, Evelina snickered, โ€œBut Lucian always had a soft spot for Lemmy.โ€

If it was Lucian, she believed she could deny everything.

Lemiraโ€™s smile was tinged with irony as she stared at Evelina. โ€œSorry to disappoint you, but I called Asher.โ€

The color drained from Evelinaโ€™s face. A call to Asher? What now?

Right then, Asherโ€™s car pulled up beside them, and he stepped out. โ€œLemira, have you finally come to regret not calling me?โ€

Turning to face Asher, Lemira said, โ€œThereโ€™s something Iโ€™ve been wanting to ask you. After all, I canโ€™t keep carrying the blame for all these years.โ€

โ€œWhat is it?โ€

โ€œYou remember the incident with Caspian fighting those thugs, almost dying in that alley, right?โ€

Asher nodded. โ€œI remember. It was you who diverted the thugs, giving Caspian a chance to escape. But then, you were caught. They forced you to make a call, and just as I returned from my trip, I called you. I came to your rescue.โ€

Silence fell over the group. Evelina, trembling with fear, took several steps back, thinking of escaping.

Lemira turned back to Caspian. โ€œDid you hear that? You didnโ€™t believe me, nor did you believe Lucian. Will you believe him?โ€

Caspianโ€™s ears rang with disbelief. This couldnโ€™t be true. He stared at Evelina, hiding in the corner, and roared, โ€œGet over here and explain what the hell happened!โ€

Evelina, terrified, tried to run but was caught by the bodyguards. She sobbed, โ€œCaspian, I didnโ€™t know Lemmy had lured those thugs away.โ€

โ€œThen why did you lie just now?โ€

Caspian grabbed Evelinaโ€™s hair with such force, his eyes bloodshot with anger. Why did she deceive him?

Chapter 44

He had been kept in the dark for so long!

Evelina screamed in pain, โ€œCaspian, I was just speaking the truth, and my earlier words were merely a guess. Lemira didnโ€™t tell you either, right? Why is she speaking up only now?โ€

Caspian looked up at Lemira. โ€œWhy didnโ€™t you tell me back then? Why didnโ€™t you let me know?โ€

Lemira glanced at Asher with a smirk. โ€œBecause Asher said he would tell you.โ€

Asher looked slightly uneasy. โ€œI mustโ€™ve forgotten to mention it. I thought, well, you were siblings after all, and Eve did save Caspian. So, I thought, whatโ€™s done is done.โ€

โ€œAsher, do you realize how much youโ€™ve hurt me?โ€ Caspianโ€™s voice broke slightly.

It was this misunderstanding that made him resent Lemira all these years, allowing Evelina to torment her. And it was all just a misunderstanding! The liar was Evelina. He had been deceived for so long.

Caspian turned to Lemira, his lips quivering. โ€œI didnโ€™t know it was you who saved me.โ€

Could she ever forgive him just this once?


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