Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 315

"That's absolute nonsense!" Mara snapped. "I just arrived in Aethelgard last night. When would I have possibly been with Owen?"

Honestly, if she actually had the chance to get close to Owen, would she have waited this long to come to the city? She would have replaced Mira ages ago.

Everyone in the room was momentarily stunned by Quinn's outburst. Before they could even process it, Quinn pressed her attack.

"She's a liar, Lawrence! I saw her with my own two eyes the day before yesterday. She was with Owen, and they were acting extremely intimate."

Lawrence frowned, thoroughly confused. He turned to the assistant who had handled Mara's travel arrangements.

"Did you arrange her pickup straight from Melvion City?"

"Yes, Mr. Lance," the assistant confirmed, looking bewildered. "I'm absolutely certain. I booked her flight myself."

Lawrence's cold gaze snapped back to Quinn.

"When and where exactly did you see her with Owen?"

He needed to get to the bottom of this. If Owen was secretly maneuvering against him, he couldn't afford to be caught off guard.

"The evening before last," Quinn answered, her eyes darting nervously.

"In the courtyard of The Grand Sovereign."

She lowered her head, suddenly looking sheepish. She didn't want to admit that she had been stalking Owen at the time.

"She's talking completely out of her mind. We were still in Melvion City the day before yesterday," Mara defended herself hotly.

Who was this crazy woman anyway? Mara had literally just arrived, and some stranger was already aggressively trying to frame her.

Norman immediately stepped forward. "Mr. Lance, I am the Mercer family butler. We did indeed just arrive. Miss Mercer has never set foot in Aethelgard before this."

Desperate, Quinn latched onto Lawrence's arm, her voice dripping with artificial sweetness. "Lawrence, I swear I'm not lying to you."

Looking at the woman clinging to him, Mara finally realized exactly why she was being targeted.

"You're just jealous that Mr. Lance invited me here, so you're making up these insane lies to sabotage me!" Mara accused.

Mara recognized the tactic immediately—it was the exact same playbook she had used for years to sabotage Mira out of pure, venomous jealousy.

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