Lucian felt a knot in his stomach listening to Lemira''s sharp retort, lost for words.


    Evelina seized the moment, "Lemira, Lucian meant well, why embarrass him in front of everyone? You have no idea how lucky I think you are."


    A senior student by Lemira''s side sneered, "Evelina, you''re just a driver''s daughter and yet here you are, attending a prestigious business school. Whose spot did you take, huh?" "Yeah, for a driver''s daughter to get here, shows how biased things are."


    "No wonder Goddess Lemon cut ties with her family. If I were in her shoes, I''d do the same!"


    Evelina was left speechless and looked towards Lucian for support, "Lucian, I didn''t mean to. I was just trying to calm Lemira down!"


    "I don''t need your so-called help, zip it!"


    This time, Lucian didn''t fall for Evelina''s trick, "If Lemira doesn''t respect me, that''s on me, no one else''s fault."


    Evelina was dumbfounded by Lucian''s reaction.


    Weird, her words used to work on him before.


    Did Lucian genuinely not hold any grudges against Lemira for her tant disrespect?


    As Lucian walked away, Evelina followed, her heart racing.


    Leaving Susanna standing alone on stage.


    Lemira gave Susanna a look that had her running for the hills, afraid of bing Lemira''s next target.


    The senior by Lemira said, "Despite the drama, let''s proceed with the voting."


    Lemira won the captaincy by andslide, surrounded by celebrations, her poprity undeniable.


    But soon, the Sinir family''s representatives came looking for her.


    In the captain''s office, Lemira saw a bespectacledwyer and Susanna waiting.


    Susanna smugly said, "Lemira, meet mywyer. You''re done for now, it''s your turn to go to jail."


    Thewyer adjusted his sses, "Ms. Langston, we finally meet. We''ve spoken on the phone before." "Oh, you."


    Lemira pulled out her phone, "These are the


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    you, did she?"


    Susanna looked guilty; she had indeed kept it a secret, fearing reproach.


    Her mother had instructed her to keep a low profile and avoid further scandals.


    After viewing the videos, thewyer''s expression changed. He stepped outside to call Mrs. Amelia.


    Susanna received a scolding from her mother like never before.


    Thewyer faced Lemira, "How do you propose we resolve it?"Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    "Simple. Susanna apologizes, and I delete the videos."


    "Never! I''d rather die than apologize to you!"


    Susanna stormed out, leaving Lemira and thewyer alone.


    Lemira, with a half-smile, told the


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    "Ms. Langston, I''ll have to report back, but if you insist on opposing the Sinir family, we''ll withdraw our team''s funding. Consider your options carefully."


    After thewyer left, Lemira knew this was a problem she needed to solve.


    The onlypany she knew that could sponsor them was Maple Group.


    After some thought, Lemira texted Thaddeus: [Mr. Draven, fancy grabbing dinner sometime?]


    Thaddeus was taken aback by the message..


    He looked up at Orion, "Have you been in touch with Lemontely?"


    Orion, previously engrossed in his documents, looked solemn, "No." "But she just asked me to dinner!"