Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 13

As she lay unconscious, Mira was transported back to the day she died in her past life.

It was Wesley's grandmother's birthday, and Lacey had asked Mira to go with Mara to offer their wishes.

By then, the marriage alliance between the families had been changed, with the intended bride switched from Mira to Mara.

Going under such circumstances would be incredibly awkward for Mira, but for some reason, after Mara said something to her, Lacey insisted she go.

"Go with your sister. With two of you, you'll have someone to consult with."

"Mara, please come with me. It's just a birthday banquet. Think of it as people-watching."

True, it was just a birthday banquet. What could happen?

Mira, intent on mending her relationship with her family at the time, didn't want to argue with her mother, so she went.

She never imagined it was all an elaborate trap orchestrated by Mara.

As the car passed through a forest, Mara claimed she felt dizzy and asked the driver to pull over for a moment.

Then she said, "Sister, I don't feel well. Come take a walk with me."

"You go on your own. I'll stay in the car."

Mira had no warm feelings for her and didn't want to get too close.

In an era of peace, no one suspected anything sinister.

They had only brought four bodyguards. Two went with Mara, while the other two stayed with Mira, guarding the car doors.

For some unknown reason, two cars that were following them also pulled over.

The bodyguards' professional instincts immediately sensed danger, and they tried to get Mara back into the car.

But at that moment, men in black suits emerged from the other two cars and moved swiftly.

They were already outnumbered, and their opponents were all highly skilled fighters. Within a few moves, the bodyguards were knocked out, and the two Mercer sisters were kidnapped.

When the Mercer family arrived with the ransom to exchange for the hostages, the kidnappers suddenly changed their minds and doubled the price.

The ransom money, originally prepared for both of them, could now only save one. The kidnappers demanded cash and wouldn't accept a transfer.

Preparing more ransom money would take time, and every minute of delay added more danger.

The entire family unanimously agreed to save Mara first.

Their reasoning was that Mara was too fragile and couldn't hold on for long, while Mira was unruly and could stand to suffer a little more.

But as shrewd as they were, didn't they realize that leaving both girls behind would have been safer, as the kidnappers wouldn't want to risk losing both their bargaining chips?

The scene that followed was forever seared into Mira's memory.

"Which one of you is Mara?"

"I am, I am."

Enraged, the kidnappers slit Mira's throat before fleeing.

Her soul left her body, floating into the air and drifting toward her so-called family.

When the news of Mira's death arrived, Mara's lips curled into a smile when no one was looking, but in front of everyone, she sobbed pitifully.

"Sister... sister...

If only my sister hadn't asked to stop the car, this wouldn't have happened.

Ugh, it's all my fault. I should have stopped her...

Dad, Mom, why didn't you save my sister first? It should have been me who died."

She was the one who had told the driver to stop, yet she blamed it all on Mira.

Upon hearing of Mira's death, Lacey cried her heart out. But when she saw Mara wiping away tears beside her, she immediately dried her own eyes to comfort her.

"Don't cry, don't cry. Your sister wouldn't want to see you cry…"

Adrian gritted his teeth. "Since she was the one who caused all this trouble and made you suffer, she deserved to die."

Even though Mira had already lost all hope in her supposed family, those words still pierced her heart.

Though she was now a soul, Mira decided to stay and watch what kind of end they would all meet.