Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 2

Mira remembered looking at her family with pleading eyes as she was dragged to the basement, but no one was willing to help her. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her 'dear' sister's lips curl into a smirk.

In her previous life, Mara had certainly succeeded.

But now that Mira was back, she would repay everything, with interest.

Just then, she heard footsteps outside, followed by the sound of the door opening.

As a wave of dizziness washed over her, Mira dug her nails sharply into her palm. The piercing pain instantly cleared her head, and a derisive smirk slowly formed on her lips.

She had already died once. What was there to be afraid of?

Before she turned seventeen, Mira was the only girl in the family—smart and beautiful.

Her parents used to say she was a gift from heaven, the apple of their eye, and that would never change.

Her four older brothers all said she was the little princess of the family and they would protect her forever.

Their words still echoed in her ears, but later events proved that she was the only one who ever took them to heart.

In her past life, she had thought she wasn't good enough, and she tried desperately to please them, to win back the affection she once had.

In the end, she met a gruesome end, killed by her kidnappers.

With that, the debt for raising her was paid in full. All ties of kinship were severed.

In this life, she wouldn't care about anyone else. She would live only for herself.

As for the real culprits, just you wait and see how I deal with you!

As her thoughts churned, a deliberate footstep approached from a distance.

Mira looked up to find him standing over her, his posture as rigid and unyielding as a stone pillar.

“Mira, do you know what you did wrong?”

The man's gaze was deep, his face handsome and composed. It was her brother, Ethan, the current CEO of the Mercer Group.

Mira’s eyes landed on his face, studying it inch by inch.

One day, her parents suddenly told her that her long-lost twin sister had been found.

Mira had been ecstatic to hear she had a sister. She finally had a real sister! She had even prepared an exquisite gift for her.

Mara had grown up in the countryside with her adoptive parents and had been frail since childhood.

When they first met, she was dark-skinned, looked weak, and her clothes were plain and unfashionable. She was timid and seemed dazed.

But no one in the family looked down on her. They were filled with nothing but pity, determined to make up for what she had lost.

Her parents transferred her to Mira's school, putting them in the same class so Mira could help her.

When she struggled to keep up with her studies, Mira often took the time to tutor her.

When classmates looked down on her and made snide remarks, Mira was always there to shut them down.

Mira even introduced her best friends to her and shared many of her favorite things.

But Mira soon realized something was wrong.