Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 684

As a seasoned corporate employee, he knew exactly how to play the game and read the room.

If an apology was needed, he would deliver one immediately. His paycheck depended entirely on Mira, which meant insulting her friends was a massive, unforgivable mistake.

Seeing the previously arrogant man suddenly groveling before him, Wyatt was momentarily stunned and didn't quite know how to react.

"It's... fine," he finally muttered.

Mira eyed Xavier with a hint of skepticism. "What's a guy your age doing dating a college freshman?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Mira realized it wasn't really a big deal. After all, there was a noticeable age gap between her and Owen, too.

But then again, her relationship with Owen was built on a deep, mutual understanding and shared history. It was entirely different from whatever superficial fling Xavier was running here.

Truthfully, Mira did remember Xavier. He was one of the very first engineers hired for her mobile operating system division, and she had personally reviewed the files of all the founding employees.

"A mutual friend introduced us," Xavier said, rubbing the back of his neck with an incredibly awkward laugh.

A heavy, uncomfortable silence lingered as he tried to maintain his forced smile.

"Whatever, you don't need to explain yourself to me. Go back to your evening," Mira said, waving a hand dismissively.

She genuinely had zero interest in hearing his excuses.

As long as his messy personal life didn't bleed into his workplace performance, she couldn't care less about who he dated.

"Have a good night, Boss," Xavier said respectfully.

He shot a polite, apologetic nod to Wyatt, Harvey, and the rest of the table before briskly turning away.

"Babe, wait..." Piper called out, scrambling to follow him.

"Something came up, so I need to head out. You girls enjoy your dinner," Xavier announced loudly to the adjacent table.

Ignoring Piper's bewildered stare, Xavier marched straight out of the restaurant without even bothering to say a proper goodbye to Vanessa.

He left the girls sitting there in a dazed silence, completely unable to process the absolute disaster that had just unfolded.

It was a spectacular, humiliating disaster!

Piper had spent the entire evening desperately trying to flex her impressive new boyfriend, only for him to turn around and practically bow at Mira's feet.

Wyatt shook his head in pure disbelief.

"Dating someone that toxic was the biggest mistake of my life. I must have had a curse put on me."

Harvey shot Wyatt a highly skeptical look. "We all warned you she was bad news from day one. You just refused to listen because she was pretty, and you kept throwing cash at her hoping it would work out."

"Hey, it was my first real relationship! I was clueless," Wyatt defended himself defensively.

"You're too easily swayed by your emotions, man. Even in your next relationship, I bet you'll make the exact same dumb mistakes," Harvey countered.

"Oh, keep talking tough," Wyatt fired back. "Just wait until you fall for someone. I guarantee you'll be acting ten times crazier than I ever did."

"Wait, do guys actually get completely derailed by love too?" Leah blurted out.

The sudden question caught the guys off guard.

Only then did the guys realize that the three girls across the table had been sitting there with wide eyes, absolutely eating up the drama. The guys instantly snapped their mouths shut in embarrassment.

"So, Mira... do you seriously own an entire tech company?"