Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 309

"Since I'm so worthless in all your eyes, I might as well just leave,"

Mara sobbed, grabbing her suitcase and heading for the door.

Lacey grabbed her arm, refusing to let go.

She glared at her two sons. "Apologize to your sister right now."

Damon ignored her entirely, but Ethan spoke up.

"Apologize? For telling the truth? We didn't hurt her. Why should we apologize?

I don't get it. When Mira left, you didn't hold onto her like this.

Is there some hidden secret here? Or is Mira not actually your biological daughter?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

Adrian roared as he approached, having just changed his clothes.

"I was just making a casual comment. Why are you so defensive? Is there actually a secret?"

Damon finally looked up from his laptop, staring at his parents with genuine curiosity.

"Wait a minute. They both have the rare Rh-negative blood type, and they both look like Dad. They have to be biological, right?"

"Then why are you so incredibly biased?"

Damon pondered for a moment. "Is it possible that Mira is Dad's illegitimate daughter?

That has to be it. That would explain the extreme favoritism perfectly."

"Keep spouting that nonsense, and I'll beat you to a pulp."

Adrian lunged forward. Damon hastily grabbed his laptop and dodged.

Lacey, however, froze in place.

Was she really that biased? Wasn't it just that her heart ached for the years Mara spent wandering outside, and she wanted to make up for it?

Adrian's voice snapped her out of it as he laid down the law. "You are not going. It's an unfamiliar city. What business do you have there?"

"Waaaah..."

Mara wailed loudly.

"I'm not going."

Was she joking? He was right in the middle of preparing a massive bid for the subway superstructure project. It was a critical juncture; leaving now would guarantee failure.

Furthermore, he had finally managed to consolidate the majority of control over the Mercer Group. If he stepped away now, all his hard work would be for nothing.

The incident with Mira had exposed Adrian's sheer ruthlessness. Ethan's instincts told him it was far too dangerous to leave the company's power in his father's hands.

As for his mother, she had been out of the business loop for years and knew nothing about corporate operations. She would be far too easy to manipulate.

It was vital to remember that the Mercer Group had only reached its current scale because of his mother's immense efforts back in the day. Half of the company's success belonged to her.

None of his siblings could help him hold the fort, either.

Lucas was strictly focused on medicine. Damon was obsessed with acting. Julian was utterly useless—a complete playboy.

He spent his days jet-setting between parties and races.

Yet, without the family's vast financial backing, none of them would be living such comfortable lives.

Lucas's medical research required heavy investments. Damon appeared glamorous, but without Mercer Vision Entertainment's backing, he'd be at the mercy of rival agencies.