When They Beg I Rise (Lemira) novel Chapter 671

Seeing Asher's face turn as black as thunder, Lemira felt so pleased she helped herself to a few extra bites of dinner.

Asher glared at her. "Lemira, are you ever going to stop?"

"Oh, is that all it takes to make you angry? You're being awfully petty. As the head of the family, you should be a bit more magnanimous, not so quick to hold a grudge. We're all family here. It’s good for the soul to lose a little!"

With that one-two punch of insults, Asher stormed away from the table in a rage.

Lemira laughed out loud. It was Asher's own fault for being so fond of spouting that kind of nonsense himself.

"Lemira, what right do you have to keep saying we're 'family'? Look at all the things you've done. Does any of it seem like something a family member would do?"

Lemira shot Evander a cold look. "I was just saying it. Did you actually take it seriously? Being family with you is the worst kind of cosmic bad luck!"

She quickly finished her meal and left the table.

Evander, having been insulted, wasn't about to let it go. "Lemira, you stop right there! Eve made this dinner for me. What right do you have to eat it?"

Hearing this, Lemira turned back around.

A smug look crossed Evander's face. "If you're going to eat someone else's cooking, you should at least be polite!"

Lemira promptly flipped all the plates on the table onto the floor. If she couldn't eat, then no one could.

She dusted off her hands. "I think this is much more polite."

An upside-down plate had landed on Evander's lap, and his face twisted with rage. "Lemira, I'm going to kill you!"

Lemira didn't even look back, but she felt a surge of satisfaction.

She was discovering that words were useless against the Langstons; direct action was much more effective.

Evander was too angry to eat. He glared at Evelina. "Aren't you going to help me back to my room for a bath?"

Evelina forced a smile that was uglier than a grimace and pushed Evander upstairs.

Back in her room, Lemira lay down for a bit, but her stomach still felt empty, so she decided to go downstairs for some fruit.

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