Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1084

Truthfully, Miles wasn't entirely clear on the Lance family's dark history. By the time he returned from overseas, his sister was already engaged to Lawrence.

Owen locked eyes with Sebastian. "Are you going to claim you're in the dark about this too?"

Given Sebastian's age and standing, it was impossible for him not to know. Even if he was oblivious, Eleanor Quinn knew the truth inside and out.

Besides, what kind of family married off their daughter without doing a thorough background check on the in-laws?

Sebastian defended himself. "But Lawrence is from the younger generation. He had nothing to do with what happened back then."

"Maybe Lawrence wasn't involved in the past, but has he been innocent since?

He's tried to have Mira and me killed on multiple occasions. If I let a man like that walk free, I'd be betraying myself and society.

He is a predator, rotten to his very core, and entirely beyond saving."

Owen's words struck like a physical blow, silencing the father and son immediately. They froze in their seats.

He was calling out Lawrence, but he was also slapping the Quinns in the face. Just look at the absolute monster they had accepted as a son-in-law and brother-in-law.

Watching the color drain from the two men's faces, turning from pale white to a sickly gray, even Mira felt a fleeting twinge of pity.

"Eat up. Both of you, please eat. The food is getting cold."

But that was all she could offer, because every word Owen said was the absolute truth.

While Owen had been verbally destroying them, Mira had been quietly enjoying her meal.

After speaking, Mira nudged Owen's plate toward him. "Eat. Don't go home on an empty stomach and make Rachel cook all over again."

Owen obediently lowered his head and focused on his food, completely ignoring the other two men.

The father and son sat in deafening silence, watching the couple eat with relish. Sebastian, in particular, felt a suffocating wave of despair.

How had his relationship with his niece deteriorated to this point?

After a long pause, Sebastian spoke again. "Sera is pregnant. She's likely going to be tied to Lawrence for the rest of her life."

"So, you're planning to gamble the entire Quinn Group on him?"

Mira looked up at him.

He was worried that if the Quinn Group went under, the old lady's last remaining assets would vanish into thin air.

"I pulled them out ages ago. Do you think I'd wait until now?"

When Mira was offloading that fifteen percent, she had actually notified Sebastian first. Given their lingering familial ties, she had wanted to give the Quinn family the first right of refusal if Sebastian was willing to take them.

Unfortunately, Sebastian simply didn't have enough liquid capital at the time and could only acquire five percent. The remaining ten percent, Mira wasn't willing to risk in a volatile market, so she immediately sold it off to a third party.

"When exactly are we going to resolve this situation with Lawrence?"

Mira asked between bites. "By the time we get back from Wall Street, the timing should be just about perfect."

"Hurry up and eat, Owen. They're gone, so we can finally enjoy this in peace."

"There's no way the two of us can finish all this,"

Owen pointed out.

They had ordered enough food for four people, and the Quinn men hadn't even touched their silverware.