When They Beg, I Rise!

Lemira watched the scene unfold with an icy demeanor.

She spoke up, "Did you catch that, Mr. Asher? I don't owe you anything. Those trinkets and what have you - I've given practically all of them to Evelina. I didn't keep a single one." "But I bought you that vintage golden tiara! It was from my first big payday after starting my business, bought especially for you."

"Right, but did you forget? I compensated Evelina with it, as a peace offering."

Asher was momentarily stuck, as if realizing there was indeed such an incident.

He opened his mouth, wanting to counter Lemira's statement.

But upon reflecting on the years gone by, aside from that golden tiara, he couldn't recall buying Lemira any other significant gifts. For a moment, Asher was at a loss for words.

Lemira's voice dripped with sarcasm, "So, Mr. Asher, have you decided what price you're willing to pay?"

Asher was no longer able to morally bind Lemira.

He said stiffly, "How much do you want?"

"It depends on what you think it's worth. These are mostly your competitors or past enemies. With this data, you could gain a lot more." After Lemira finished, she looked at Asher.

Finally, Asher spoke, "One hundred thousand."

"Two hundred thousand."

"Lemira, don't be ridiculous! Is this stuff even worth two hundred thousand?"

Lemira lightly retorted, "Then forget about it."

With that, she casually tossed the USB drive into the trash can, as those files were of no use to her anyway.

Seeing Lemira discard the USB drive like trash, Asher was infuriated.

Was she really dismissing one hundred thousand dollars just like that? Begrudgingly, Asher conceded, "Fine, two hundred thousand it is." "Transfer the funds now, money for goods."

Lemira was straightforward about it. After all, the data was useless to her; if it could serve to irritate Asherand

bring in some cash, it was

Asher, however, was far from pleased.

win-win.

Reluctantly, he glanced at his secretary, "Have finance transfer the funds to her!"

The secretary tentatively suggested, "Boss, maybe we should ask Ms. Lemira to help fix our system. After all, we've had no luck with anyone else." "Did I ask for your opinion?"

Asher's pride was hurt; he didn't want to ask Lemira for help.noveldrama

Lucian chimed in, "Asher, you've always been wary of outsiders, concerned they'd steal company data. Why not entrust Lemmy with the task? At least she's family."

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"Cut it out, who's family with you guys? Don't count on me; I'm not taking the fall for anything!"

Lemira flatly refused, leaving no room for negotiation.

Asher turned to Lucian, "You heard her, she's not interested. Stop embarrassing yourself."

Lucian gave a wistful smile towards Lemira, his eyes filled with hope.

Lemira remained unyielding, "I won't agree."

Lucian persisted, "We could match the external rate for your services, name your price."

Lemira was somewhat exasperated, "Mr. Lucian, are you hard of hearing? Didn't you catch what I just said?"

Lucian was about to continue when Hogan intervened, "Boss, if Ms. Lemira doesn't want to, let's not push her."

Lucian glanced at Hogan, his intention was to keep Lemira close to the Langston family, to maintain some semblance of connection.

Hogan sighed, "Boss, we can always

pay for the right person. Didn't the big boss mention hiring an expert from the dark web? They should be able to fix it."