Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 816

Ethan arrived bright and early the next morning. After checking into his hotel, he came straight to Mira's place.

He wore his hair parted to the side as usual, his tall and commanding figure clad in a familiar gray cashmere base layer, a black woolen coat, and dark knee-high boots.

The only difference was the slightly heavier weight of maturity and exhaustion in his gaze.

Seeing Ethan again brought up a mess of complicated feelings for Mira, but the scars from her past life were still too deep. She couldn't fully acknowledge him as family yet.

Treating him as a friend was the absolute furthest she could compromise.

He arrived right at breakfast time, bringing only two people with him: a bodyguard and his female assistant.

Mira gave him a nod. "You made it. Sit down and eat."

Ethan and his team didn't stand on ceremony. The bodyguard sat with Mira's security team, while Ethan and his assistant joined Mira's table.

In truth, Ethan no longer harbored any extravagant hopes of Mira openly calling him her brother. Just being allowed in her presence was enough to satisfy him now.

Owen and Ethan exchanged a polite, silent nod in greeting.

"Mr. Ethan is here!"

Rachel hurried to the kitchen and brought out two extra sets of silverware. She was thrilled to see her former employer.

"Just call me Ethan now," he said.

He was running his own life now; he wasn't some sheltered young master anymore.

"Ethan! Is that you?"

Eleanor stood up in her excitement.

"This is Eleanor,"

Mira introduced them, knowing it had been quite some time since the elderly woman had last seen Ethan.

Her personal boundaries with Ethan aside, she still needed to consider the old woman's feelings.

"Eleanor!"

Ethan pulled her into a warm hug.

He genuinely hadn't expected to see her staying at Mira's place.

"This is Beatrice Whitlock, my wife,"

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