Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1342

"Save your energy, Sebastian. You can't lay a finger on me."

Mira shot him a dismissive glance. "I could drop you in a second, and you know you're no match for me.

Not in a fight, and certainly not in a boardroom."

Sebastian sputtered, his face turning an angry shade of purple. "If I had known it would come to this, I would have... I should have..."

"Strangled me in the crib?"

Mira finished the thought for him, her voice laced with dark amusement.

"If you had actually crossed that line, you'd be a convicted murderer right now. Do you honestly think you'd be standing here breathing free air instead of facing the executioner?"

As vile as Fiona and Adrian were, even they hadn't possessed the stomach for murder. Swapping babies was one thing, but few ordinary people were willing to end a life and face the brutal consequences.

"I suggest you stay in your lane. Otherwise, I can bankrupt the Quinn Group before the week is over."

Reasoning with a man like him was useless; threats were the only language he understood.

Seething but utterly outmatched in both physical intimidation and financial warfare, Sebastian stormed out of the room.

Ethan later revealed that as soon as Sebastian arrived in Melvion City, he completely ignored his sister Lacey and went straight to the detention center.

He forcibly transferred Mara into a high-security psychiatric facility. Flush with the capital Ethan had provided, Sebastian ensured Mara's commitment was permanent.

Whatever ruthless methods he employed remained a mystery, but shortly after her institutionalization, Mara permanently lost the ability to speak.

Mira could only shake her head at the twisted karma of it all. Sometimes, it took a monster to handle a monster.

Decent people like her and Ethan simply didn't operate with that level of calculated cruelty.

Mira had planned to sever all ties with the Quinn family, but shortly after the New Year, Eleanor stubbornly insisted they attend her birthday celebration.

Out of deep respect for their grandmother, the siblings agreed to make a brief appearance.

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