Lucian let out a sigh, “I know, but Lemmy’s not as easy to coax as before. If you didn’t have an umbrella, why didn’t you just have the driver send it instead of insisting on getting the one she had?” He knew Lemira wasn’t taking kindly to them these days, yet he still expected her to give in! Wasn’t that just asking for trouble himself?
“I was just trying to save time, and besides, can Lemira really handle such a big umbrella by herself? If she doesn’t want to give it, fine, but to actually resort to hitting me?”
After coming back, Alaric was more fuming when he thought about it, “No, this won’t do. I need to send her a message to clear things up.”
[Lemira, where are you right now?]
As soon as the message was sent, a notification popped up: You are not friends with the recipient. Please add them as a friend and try again.
Alaric’s face turned pale with anger; gritted his teeth, he snapped, “She deleted me! How dare she!”
Lucian was somewhat helpless, “I’ve warned you, don’t act rashly. You’re still in the cooling-off period, you can’t just go see her. If she calls the cops, you could be in trouble.” “Am I supposed to be scared of her? Fine, I’ll act like I don’t have a sister like her!”
In a fit of anger, Alaric threw his phone down! He couldn’t believe he had been deleted, feeling utterly humiliated.
“Stop talking nonsense. She’s going through her rebellious teenage years, and she’s been wronged before and influenced by that school doctor, that’s why she’s become like this. She’s our sister, and nothing can change that.”
Lucian’s resolve was clear, “I’ll find a way to bring her home. If you don’t want to lose your sister, don’t do anything.”
Alaric stayed quiet after that.
During dinner, he barely touched his food, “Who made it? It’s awful. What happened to the chef we had before?”
The butler replied uneasily, “The pork was actually made by Ms. Langston before. She adjusted the seasoning to your taste, and the other chefs can’t replicate it.”
Alaric froze on spot, staring at the plate of pork, lost in thought. He had never discovered or even noticed these details before.
After Lemira left, his life and the gaming team were a mess! Realizing he’d been deleted, he felt more panic than anger.
He hadn’t realized how big of an impact Lemira had on him.
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The next day, Lemira went to school as usual, but Evelina called in sick and didn’t show up.
Lucian watched Lemira from the hallway, sitting up straight in class, her profile serious and focused.
Seeing this, he felt momentarily dazed. Lemira had indeed changed a lot recently.
Lucian hesitated before asking, “How has Lemira been performing lately?”
The teacher replied, “Lemira has made significant progress. I hope the family can pay more attention to her and try not to let her be negatively influenced. I think her previous poor performance was because of the family’s influence, leading her not to take her studies seriously.”
Lucian puzzled, “Influenced by us? What do you mean?”
“Actually, Evelina’s grades have always been average, but Lemira is quite intelligent. Could it be because you’ve been focusing too much on Evelina so Lemira deliberately
performed poorly to avoid putting
pressure on Evelina?
I probably shouldn’t be the one to say this, but Evelina is a bit petty, and that might be why Lemira’s grades have been poor these last three years.”
The teacher spoke diplomatically. Lucian’s face nearly dropped after this.
Was Lemira really performing poorly
on purpose to avoid putting
pressure on Evelina? Thinking about Lemira’s recent changes and her sudden improvement in grades felt like a stab in his heart, leading to a duffache.
Lucian could barely stand, “Could you ask Lemira to come out for a moment?”
He needed to ask Lemira if it was really true!