Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 553

Thanks to the doctors, Adrian was stabilized.

Shortly after, Shane regained consciousness.

Faced with ironclad evidence of drug trafficking, orchestrating poisonings, and severe assault, Shane was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Roxanne finally let out a breath she had been holding.

"Don't worry, Dad. I'll rebuild Porter Entertainment."

She genuinely believed she had been brilliant in her meticulous planning, allowing Shane to take the fall entirely.

If there had been even a slight flaw in her cover-up, he wouldn't have been able to shield her.

What she didn't know was that Mira had always possessed the evidence of Roxanne's crimes.

She had simply held it back to ensure Shane got a harsher sentence first.

As the police hauled Shane away, Adrian threw one last barb. "She lost everything down to her underwear and sold her soul to Lawrence Lance. Rebuild the company? Keep dreaming."

Shane nearly collapsed again, barely managing to shuffle out with the officers holding him up.

Victoria tried to lunge forward again but Roxanne yanked her back.

Back at the estate, Mira had just accepted a glass of water from Rachel when Lenny Forbes called.

"Boss, Shane's son is dead. He was stabbed."

"What? How?"

Mira frowned, wondering if her master had ordered a hit on her behalf. But that wasn't his style.

He never targeted innocent family members.

"It was Norman's son, Dexter West," Lenny explained.

"He's young and panicked after the stabbing. The police caught him red-handed.

Leo Porter was rushed to the hospital but didn't make it."

Everyone had expected Adrian to die the very next day, but he clung to life.

However, while Shane was being transported to prison, the devastating news triggered a massive stroke, killing him instantly.

When Adrian heard the news, he gloated one last time. "Karma. His family is destroyed, his bloodline severed."

Fueled by spiteful euphoria, Adrian managed to live for another five days before passing away at the age of fifty-six.

His dying wish was for Ethan to marry and have children to continue the Mercer legacy.

Mira received the funeral notice, but she didn't attend.

The Mercer brothers waited anxiously at the cemetery, desperately hoping she would show up.

If she came, there might be a chance for reconciliation.

With Mira's immense wealth and power, a united Mercer family could dominate the corporate world.