Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 683

What the hell did Piper's boyfriend want now?

Harvey and the guys exchanged confused glances before Wyatt's expression darkened even further, anticipating another round of insults.

Zachary Boone leaned in and muttered, "Does this guy really think he didn't humiliate us enough? Is he coming back to kick us while we're down?"

Wyatt clamped his jaw shut and remained dead silent.

Elara and Leah, however, were on a completely different wavelength. Elara leaned over and whispered, "Mira, you don't think he's coming over to hit on you, do you?"

Having spent so much time with Mira, Elara was well aware of how effortlessly her friend captivated men.

Harvey narrowed his eyes, zeroing in on the approaching man with a hostile glare.

Under the defensive scrutiny of the entire table, Xavier walked right up to them.

They fully expected another wave of arrogant, condescending lectures. Instead, the man stopped, and his very first sentence left both tables completely paralyzed with shock.

"Boss! I had no idea you were dining here tonight."

Xavier's face was split into a wide, painfully eager smile as he gave Mira a deeply respectful, deferential nod.

His demeanor was a night-and-day difference from his earlier performance. Just minutes ago, he had been acting like he owned the world, looking at them like they were dirt on his shoe.

But right now...

Did he just call Mira his boss?

Was this arrogant hotshot actually working for Mira?

Piper's incredibly successful boyfriend was just one of Mira's employees?!

It took Wyatt, Cedric, and Zachary a few seconds of pure bewilderment before the reality of the situation finally clicked into place.

Even Harvey was completely blindsided by the plot twist.

Elara quickly connected the dots, leaving Leah as the only one still hopelessly out of the loop.

"Mira, did... did he just mistake you for someone else?" Leah stammered.

Her confusion didn't stop the guys from finding the whole situation absolutely hysterical. Their previous anger was instantly replaced by wildly amused smirks as they turned their gazes back to Madison and Piper, who had been mocking them just moments before.

However, Xavier didn't even flinch.

His response instantly turned Piper and Madison into stone.

"I didn't make a mistake. She is absolutely my boss, Miss Mercer."

What kind of employee could possibly fail to recognize the owner of their own company?

Especially when the boss was someone as uniquely brilliant as Mira.

Xavier had never expected to bump into her at a casual restaurant.

He knew she was a student at Aethelgard University—that was common knowledge around the office.

But he certainly hadn't planned on running into her under these specific, highly awkward circumstances.

"Hey man, I am incredibly sorry for how I acted a minute ago. I was totally out of line, and I hope you can accept my apology," Xavier quickly pivoted toward Wyatt.

Anyone sharing a table with Mira was obviously part of her inner circle, and crossing them was professional suicide.