Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1038

She couldn't agree to that; he was just trying to trap her.

Mira thought to herself.

"Then don't pretend you're doing this for my own good." He turned his head away, sulking in a rare display of childishness.

"Fine, I'm not doing it for you. Do whatever you want." Mira refused to indulge his tantrum.

Owen crossed his arms. Shouldn't she have softened up and instantly agreed to marry him?

Why was she completely ignoring the script?

In the end, Owen tagged along that night, but only after Mira watched him down his medication like a hawk.

Not wanting to waste energy trekking, they hired the same driver. Upon arrival, they had him stash the car in a hidden spot and wait.

They navigated easily to the hidden exit—the same underground tunnel that led from the hospital.

Mira's intuition told her there was more to this passage than met the eye.

She refused to believe that someone would go through the trouble of digging a secret tunnel and installing high-grade security vaults just for a straight walk-through.

They were heading back to Mavaria soon. If she didn't investigate it tonight, she would never forgive herself.

This was also the core reason she had insisted on executing Mishka's father.

If he had a hidden fortune stashed here, and he managed to escape or get rescued, he would rebuild his empire in no time.

And Mavarian forces couldn't keep an eye on this place forever; it was foreign territory.

Master Ellis stepped up, pulling away the brush they had used to conceal the entrance. Mira shone her flashlight inside. No fresh footprints. She breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

They left the Iron Wolves to guard the entrance, just in case.

The group ventured inward, quickly reaching the first mechanical vault door.

Having opened it before, they easily located the external trigger points. They simply reversed the sequence they had used to open it from the inside.

The heavy gears grinded to life, and Mira knew they were in.

The vault wasn't overly complex, lacking any booby traps. The owners probably assumed no one outside knew about the tunnel.

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