Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 375

"Mara didn't come?"

Mira hadn't even noticed.

Prompted by Liora's question, Elara and the others glanced around and realized Mara was genuinely nowhere to be seen.

"She fought so hard to pass the school's preliminary selection for two subjects. Why would she just skip it?"

Celine said, peering toward the back of the bus.

Elara chimed in, "Maybe she barely scraped by the passing score and knew she didn't have a shot at the district level."

Hearing their theories, Mira remembered Julian calling her the day before, practically begging her to watch his race. A suspicion began to form in her mind.

Once she got home, Mira called Lenny Forbes. "Lenny, do you know why Mara didn't show up for the competition today?"

It wasn't out of concern; she simply needed to track her enemy's movements.

"I was just about to call you about that. She desperately wanted to attend the subject competition, but Julian had his preliminary race today. Shane Porter ordered her to go, so she had no choice."

"Fiona Quinn strongly opposed the idea. They even had an argument over it, but she couldn't stop her."

"Fiona?"

She was genuinely looking out for Mara.

"Exactly. Fiona seems highly invested in Mara's future. I just don't get it. Julian's race was only the preliminaries today. Mara abandoned the district competition just to watch a car race? That doesn't fit her usual personality at all."

A sudden realization sparked in Mira's mind. "Lenny, find a way to get me hair or nail clippings from Mara, Mr. Mercer, Mrs. Mercer, and Fiona."

Did Mara really go to the race today just to watch?

In her past life, Mara had attended every single race, from the preliminaries to the finals.

At first, it seemed like she was just there to cheer him on, playing the role of the innocent, supportive little sister who adored her brother.

That way, if anything catastrophic happened at the end, no one would ever suspect her.

"Understood. I'll get it done," Lenny replied.

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