Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 800

"Mother, it is a son's duty to care for his parent. How can we let Mira take on that burden?"

Sebastian's brow furrowed tightly.

He was in no rush to leave, likely knowing they wouldn't inflict any real physical harm on Gwen.

Miles quickly chimed in, "Grandma, you misunderstood me. I only wanted to know if the rumor about the shares was true. I have no intention of demanding them from you.

My mother mentioned it in the past."

"Your mother doesn't get out of bed unless there's a profit to be made. Instead of working hard, she spends all day coveting what's in my hands. She has completely corrupted you and your sister.

Ugh! The biggest regret of my entire life was allowing your father to marry her."

"Mother..."

The kids were already adults; what was the point of bringing this up now?

"Let me make this perfectly clear to you. You are not allowed to make Mira repay the debt of you saving her life."

The old woman glared fiercely at her son.

"Mother, I never intended to make her repay it."

"Yet your wife constantly weaponizes it!

Let me tell you, I won't allow her to repay it.

I gave birth to you, I raised you, and I handed the majority of my life's assets over to you. Does that not outweigh the debt of saving a life?"

"A mother's grace in raising a son outweighs everything."

"Good that you know.

In that case, I will trade the grace of raising you to cancel out the debt of you saving Mira.

From this moment on, you and I are entirely severed, and your life debt over Mira is completely settled."

The others in the room fell utterly silent... So, such a transaction was possible?

Even Mira felt a profound sense of awe toward Grandma Eleanor in that moment.

Still, the old lady's logic was flawless. Objectively speaking, Sebastian had actually come out ahead in the deal.

Sebastian, however, crumbled in devastation, burying his face in his hands as he wept loudly. "...Mother, your grace is deeper than the ocean. How can you use that to cancel out something that was barely a lift of my finger? How am I supposed to live with myself?"

"It seems you aren't completely devoid of reason."

Her uncle wasn't an evil man, just incredibly weak-willed and easily manipulated.

If she didn't threaten him with severe consequences, it wouldn't register.

As the two men turned to leave, Miles suddenly paused and looked at Mira. "What exactly happened at the banquet today?"

He had a last-minute schedule conflict and hadn't attended.

Mira didn't hide the truth. "Lawrence teamed up with the Foreign Heir in an attempt to forcefully acquire my financial firm.

When I rejected them, they schemed in the shadows, buying off several executives. Through Lawrence, they even secured the backing of a high-ranking government official to establish an association aimed at monopolizing the mainland financial market.

If they had succeeded and consolidated that power today, their very next step would have been a targeted strike to completely annihilate our company...

Unfortunately for them, they severely underestimated the Mavaria Procurement Board's strict grip on the financial sector."

Miles listened, utterly dumbfounded. This sounded like an active war zone. Were domestic business politics really this ruthless?

Finally, he managed to say, "Don't worry. I will personally keep my mother in check. She won't come causing trouble for Grandma again."

With that, he walked out.

Mira turned to Rachel. "Eleanor has officially severed ties with the Quinn family. From now on, if anyone from that family shows up, do not let them through the gates."