Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1325

"Owen, if you're looking to do business with them, I can set up a meeting so we can all get properly acquainted."

"I have no intention of doing business with them."

"Then why ask?" Sebastian's guard shot up.

"I just want to know, Sebastian. For the past two years, you and Sera have constantly complained to me about a girl named Mira. You said she was a delinquent, a total disaster, and a constant troublemaker. Is that the same girl who visited a few days ago?

"You even went out of your way to warn me, insisting I tell my mentor never to accept a girl named Mira into our organization."

Sebastian was left completely speechless, scrambling desperately to find an excuse.

Seraphina, entirely oblivious to the tension, looked even more confused. "Dad, isn't that exactly what you told me about her?"

Sebastian's face flushed a deep crimson. He never imagined Owen would corner him over that specific warning. His mind raced as he tried to formulate a believable lie.

But his brain completely flatlined. Across the table, Owen's piercing gaze was locked onto him, demanding an answer. Even his own daughter was staring at him in sheer curiosity.

Could he admit he had been lying? That he had maliciously slandered his own niece? He absolutely could not. If he did, the wise, honorable persona he had carefully crafted in front of Owen would be shattered forever.

"From what I understand, that girl grew up in a poor, rural village and was only brought back to Melvion City a couple of months before her college entrance exams. And whether in her village or in Melvion City, she's never done a single thing out of line.

"Sebastian, where did you hear that she was a troublemaker who caused chaos everywhere?"

"I've always respected you. You helped me immensely in the past.

"But I genuinely don't understand why you would fabricate lies to destroy a young girl's reputation. Especially when that girl is your own niece."

Under Owen's relentless interrogation, Sebastian finally found his voice. "I... I admit, I didn't think things through.

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