Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 490

"Thanks to you, I'm doing just fine."

"The kids are all staying with you, right?"

"Thanks to you, no, they aren't."

"What? How could they do that? It's one thing for them to disown me, but to abandon their own mother? Lacey, come over here. Let me use your phone to call them and teach them a lesson."

Adrian immediately seized the opening, eager to play the protective patriarch to win her over.

"Drop the act. It's sickening. You know exactly why things are the way they are. Have you already forgotten the vile things you did?"

"Lacey, I just want to help you."

"Don't bother. I know exactly how your twisted mind works. The second you act nice, I know you're plotting something. Spit it out. What do you want?"

"Lacey..." Adrian wanted to ease into it, but he knew she was a second away from hanging up. "Lacey, the company's cash flow is completely severed. Those two rabid dogs from the Porter family turned on us. Eating our two biggest companies wasn't enough for them—now they want to swallow the entire Mercer Group..."

"What does the Mercer Group's survival have to do with me? I knew you wouldn't call unless you were desperate for a favor. What, you aren't worried Fiona will get jealous now? Not worried about making her feel wronged? Do you really think I'm a complete idiot? After everything you put me through, you actually expect me to bail you out? I was blinded by you before, but I'm not actually stupid."

"Wait, what? When Mira was born? How did they know? Does this have something to do with Mara going missing?" Adrian suddenly realized she had slipped up.

"Why are you getting so defensive? Was Fiona throwing Mira away actually your idea? Were you in on it the whole time?" Lacey shot back, the horrifying realization dawning on her.

"No! No, I swear I had absolutely no idea!"

"Go lie to someone who cares. But I don't mind spelling it out for you, so at least you'll know exactly why you're going to hell."

"Going to hell? I'm not dead yet, Lacey!"