Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 887

Owen laughed helplessly, his expression full of sheer resignation.

"Hey, Boss Mercer, did you actually feel a bit sorry for him back then? You know, thinking he was all brawn and no brains, the type who'd get sold out and still help count the money?"

"Not exactly. I at least knew he wasn't stupid. He had street smarts and a good heart.

Like when he volunteered to help me with the Martial Arts Fusion Dance, and he immediately noticed something was wrong on the floor."

"Oh."

"So at the time, I figured Owen was a decent guy, and I might as well take him under my wing."

"And then what?"

Felix Grant asked with a smile.

"Then I realized he was actually quite capable. At the very least, he handled every task I gave him flawlessly.

Plus, the more we interacted, the more mysterious Owen seemed.

For example, when I was in danger later on, he found two bodyguards for me—these two right here."

Mira pointed at the Iron Wolves.

"But Master Ellis had explicitly told me he didn't have any high-level bodyguards available.

Yet, no matter how I looked at them, they moved like elite experts.

It was only later that Master Ellis confessed they had been Owen's personal guards since childhood. That was when I realized he came from a powerful background.

He was also incredibly wealthy. He invested in my bike-sharing company, casually dropping millions of dollars without blinking.

Or when I asked him to help me buy a car, and he sold me his custom Lamborghini. It was ridiculously durable, safe, and flashy—definitely not something an ordinary person could own.

I tried prying into his true identity multiple times, but the old man kept his lips sealed. He wouldn't breathe a word.

I kept wondering where Master Ellis had found such a student."

"And then you found out Owen wasn't pitiful at all, and your sympathy was wasted, haha..."

Felix chuckled, turning his gaze to Owen.

"Well, Boss Lance? Do you regret not playing the victim a bit longer to earn more of her pity?"

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