Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 589

"Who did you hear that from?"

Mira was genuinely curious. The semester had literally just started; she hadn't told anyone about her routine.

"Who do you think? It was plastered all over the news last year! For months, every high school senior in the country was trying to copy your exact study habits. My mom practically forced me to overhaul my entire life.

I lost seven pounds in a single month because of you! You basically tortured me from afar."

"Wait, that actually became a trend?"

Mira vaguely recalled the aggressive interview she had done with Bella and her cameraman from the Melvion City education channel late last year.

"Weren't Bella and her partner just local reporters for Melvion City?"

"Once you went viral, my dad started religiously streaming the Melvion City broadcasts, and my mom got hooked right after.

My life was a living hell."

Eleanor covered her mouth, chuckling softly before shooting Seraphina a pointed look. "If she hadn't pushed you, do you really think you would have gotten into Aethelgard?"

"Wow. So your acceptance letter is entirely thanks to me,"

Seraphina glared at her venomously. "I was drinking dangerous amounts of caffeine and practically tearing my hair out from stress! How do you get to take the credit for my suffering? You're evil."

"Was it really that bad?"

Mira looked to her grandmother for confirmation, highly skeptical.

"It wasn't quite as dramatic as she's making it out to be, but she did work incredibly hard.

Still, she used to be terribly lazy. If her parents hadn't held her feet to the fire, she never would have made it."

"Grandma!"

"You're in college now, so don't let yourself fall behind. You've got Mira right here to keep you on track. Honestly, you probably should just move in with her like she offered."

"Grandma! Stop! I'm leaving right now!"

"Whoa, calm down! I just meant a girl who is a friend. I wasn't implying you were sleeping with her."

"I don't have any female friends like that either! Stop trying to play matchmaker, Mira."

"I just distinctly remember running into a very stunning girl named Vivienne outside your luxury estate."

"She's just an acquaintance. Do you want me to run a background check on this Vanessa girl for you or not?"

"No need, I was just curious. If you don't know her, it doesn't matter. She's nobody important."

"While we're on the subject of important people, Lawrence Lance's sister just enrolled at your university. Keep your guard up.

She's cut from the exact same cloth as the rest of them—plays the innocent sweetheart in public, but she's completely ruthless behind closed doors."

"Wait, Lawrence's sister got into Aethelgard? What's her name?"

"Luna Lance. And she didn't test in. She manipulated a foreign residency loophole to get admitted as an international student, which meant she bypassed all the hardest exams."