Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 85

The next morning, as soon as it was 9 AM, Adrian Mercer, Chairman of the Mercer Group, made a high-profile public announcement: he was officially severing parental ties with his daughter, Mira.

Effective immediately, all obligations of support and care between them were terminated. The former Miss Mira Mercer was no longer a member of the Mercer family and had forfeited all rights to inherit the Mercer Group’s fortune. From this point forward, the actions of one party would have no bearing on the other.

The news immediately caused a massive uproar online.

“What? The Mercers disowned their 17-year-old biological daughter?”

“Well, I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never heard of a family disowning their own daughter before she’s even an adult.”

“And it’s Mira! The girl who just won that arts championship. She’s talented, beautiful, and I heard she’s a top student. How could they just throw her away?”

“I wish Mira were my daughter.”

“You guys think this is because of that Mara girl?”

“That girl… who knows what rock she crawled out from under. She’s a real troublemaker, definitely bad news.”

“Sigh, Mr. and Mrs. Mercer must have lost their minds. They’ve probably been bewitched by that little witch.”

***

The public still had a fresh memory of the drama surrounding Mara from a while back. So, no matter what happened now, people automatically cast her as the villain without any prompting.

An army of protective fans, many of whom felt a maternal instinct toward her, quickly formed online, all rallying to Mira’s defense. They flooded social media with posts condemning Mara and, by extension, Mr. and Mrs. Mercer.

Ethan and Damon were once again thrown into a new round of public relations damage control.

Of course, a small minority questioned Mira, calling her ungrateful, rebellious, and unable to tolerate her own sister. But they were few and far between. Mira told Kieran to have the PR team monitor the situation, but not to intervene unless it got out of hand.

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