Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1300

"Ethan, do you want to destroy this entire family?"

Lucas was finally panicking. His eyes were wide, and his voice trembled violently.

"Ethan, I'm begging you. Please, don't involve the authorities. Can you just cancel the call?"

Ethan threw his hands up, feigning helplessness. "911 has already been dialed. The police are on their way, and there's no taking it back.

The only ones destroying you are yourselves. If you hadn't plotted against Mira, would you be panicking like this?"

"Hurry! Quick! Call them back right now and say it was a mistake!"

Upon realizing this would ruin her son's future and the family's assets, Lacey panicked as well.

"Call them yourself. I'm certainly not taking it back."

Ethan replied with an air of complete indifference.

Mira crossed her arms and tilted her head, perfectly content to watch the drama unfold.

However, Adrian didn't seem overly anxious.

"Mara is the one who did this, so she can spend some time in a cell and learn her lesson."

Since he had already prioritized his corporate shares over Mara, he was fully prepared to be ruthless.

"Adrian..."

Mara broke down in genuine tears. She always knew her father would choose money over her—he did it in her past life, and nothing had changed in this one.

But she hadn't expected him to be this heartless, dumping the entirety of the blame squarely on her shoulders.

Adrian seemed to read her thoughts. He reached out and patted her back. "Mara, you're not a child anymore. It's time you took responsibility for your actions.

We all thought you were just playing a prank, and Lucas only gave you ordinary Somnolence Tablets. Since you obtained that narcotic yourself and slipped it in secretly, you must face the consequences of your own choices."

Adrian delivered his speech with sickening self-righteousness.

"Don't worry. Once you're inside, I'll pull every string I can to get you out. Just remember, you acted completely alone. This has nothing to do with the rest of the family.

"A recording of everyone's stellar performance just now, of course."

With this concrete evidence, the blame couldn't be pinned on Mara alone. Not a single person involved would be able to squirm their way out of it.

Silence fell over the room...

"Mira! Are you even a part of the Mercer family?"

Adrian roared furiously, right in front of the police.

Mira looked at him with an infuriatingly calm expression. "Of course... not. My name is Pearl Finn.

You never hosted a welcome banquet, never officially added me to the family registry, and didn't even bother to change my legal surname.

Wasn't that your decision? Have you forgotten so soon?"

The officers booted up a laptop and reviewed the entire incident. When they finally left, they didn't just take Mara. They arrested Lacey and Lucas as well. Adrian's face went completely pale.