Chapter 581
Upon hearing those words, Lemira’s smile turned cold.
Was he really trying to push his luck now?
With a hint of sarcasm, she replied, “The room was left to me by Mom and Dad. You have no right to make me move out p>
“But your room is the biggest. Why shouldn’t you move?” Evander argued, his voice tinged with entitlement. “Eve and I are getting married, and naturally, we should have the master bedroom. You can take Eve’s smaller room p>
Evander had noticed how Lemira had spoken up for him earlier, hinting that she still feared alienating him. So now, he felt justified in making demands.
Lemira’s lips curled into a sardonic smirk. “Evander, you want my room, huh? Let me tell you a little story about something that happened there just a few days
ago p>
Evelina’s face blanched instantly. She quickly turned to Evander, feigning distress. “Evander, I suddenly don’t feel so well p>
“What’s wrong?” he asked, concern creeping into his voice.
“I don’t know, just a bit of discomfort in my chest. Can you check it out for me?” Evander flushed slightly. “I’ll call the family doctor to have a look p>
As he cradled Evelina, he shouted at Lemira, “Aren’t you going to call the doctor?” Lemira took her time nibbling on her dessert, showing no intention of getting up.
Alaric let out a disdainful snort. “Evander, Evelina’s always playing the sick card. Getting a doctor won’t help p>
“You two are unbelievable! Do you bully Eve like this whenever I’m not around? She’s going to be my future wife p>
Evander had the butler call the family doctor.
Lemira cast a meaningful glance at Evelina, causing the “two-faced” girl to avert her eyes, visibly shaken.
It seemed Evelina was genuinely terrified of the video from that night, the one where she and the old butler were in a rather compromising position, getting out. Alaric hesitated before speaking to Lemira. “Why don’t you reveal how Evelina tried to set you up, only for it to backfire on her? That way, Evander might break things off with her p>
“Don’t you think this is more fun?” Lemira replied, her voice laced with mischief. “If you’ve got something to say, go ahead. I’m not stopping you p>
She mused that the video had its place, but not just yet.
She needed a strategy to ensnare Evelina’s father.
The trail from the foundation had gone cold, and she needed a new plan.
After Lemira left, Alaric decided against telling Evander. Perhaps Lemira didn’t want to see Evander hurt or disappointed.
Did that mean she still cared for her brothers?
Alaric’s mind lingered on past mistakes, stirring a pang of guilt.
Back in her room, Lemira picked up her phone to chat with Orion about the earlier events at the Langston household.
But there was no reply.
As she mulled over the day’s
Occurrences, the video she held ret
the “two-faced” girl and the butter was like a sword hanging over Evelina’s head.
Besides the foundation, Lemira recalled that Evander had once been
involved in a project devebeen
intelligent prosthetics.
This project was initially her brainchild, meant to help Evander, but it turned out to be wildly successful.
If Evander wanted to marry Evelina, he’d surely want a more advanced prosthetic, to appear more “normal p>
Maybe she could leverage the Al project.
Her decision made, she glanced at the time. Still no word from Orion.
What was he up to?
Unable to resist, she dialed his number. After a long wait, the call was answered by a woman.
Lemira’s breath caught at the familiarity of the voice. “Ms. Sinclair p>
“Ms. Langston, I know you have
questions, but now isn’t the tenet
the
Let’s meet tomorrow.mor cate opposite the school” content
“How do you have Orion’s phone? What are you p>
Before Lemira could finish, the line went dead.
She stared at the disconnected call, dialing again only to be met with silence.
Her mind swirled in chaos.
What was Sophia doing with Orion’s phone at this hour?
Were they together?