Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 905

With only a month left until finals, Mira Mercer was walking home after class when her mentor, Master Ellis, intercepted her right inside the neighborhood gates.

"Ellis, why are you waiting for me out here? Did something happen?"

Mira immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Owen's company ran into some trouble. I waited for you here because I didn't want Grandma Eleanor to overhear anything."

"What happened?"

"There's been a catastrophic accident at the Lance family's project site. Just check the news. But Owen said you shouldn't worry about it—he can handle it himself."

Mira pulled out her phone and opened the news app, finding the headlines completely dominated by the Lance Group's disaster.

Lance Power & Light had suffered a fatal accident, and due to operational errors, several workers had been electrocuted.

"Is Owen alright?"

"He's physically fine, but the situation is a nightmare. He has to soothe the victims' families while fending off the press."

Lance Power & Light hadn't seen a major incident in years. For something this massive to happen so soon after Owen took over meant his position within the Lance family was in serious jeopardy.

"I know he also has to deal with his own relatives, and that's the real problem. His family is far more vicious than any outsider. I wouldn't be surprised if they orchestrated this whole thing."

Ellis nodded in agreement.

Mira asked, "Is he coming home tonight?"

"He has a mountain of emergency crises to handle. It's highly unlikely."

"I'm going to call him."

Mira pulled out her phone, but Ellis reached out to stop her.

"He's in the thick of it right now. Don't distract him."

But the more he tried to dissuade her, the more anxious she became. She dialed his number anyway.

When the call connected, a heavy breath escaped her lips.

Once Owen moved in, Eleanor started preparing double portions.

Rachel and Martha had offered to take over the chore countless times, but the elderly woman stubbornly refused to let anyone else do it.

Eventually, they just let her have her way, knowing it was good for her to have a daily routine.

"Mira, why are you home so late today? And why did you and Ellis walk in together?"

Grandma Eleanor looked at them with a hint of suspicion.

Master Ellis opened his mouth to speak, but Mira beat him to the punch.

"My university hosted a parent-teacher conference, so I asked Ellis to go," Mira lied smoothly.

"Right, exactly. I was just attending her conference," Ellis chimed in, playing along.

"Oh? Universities hold parent-teacher conferences now? What about the out-of-state students? Do their parents have to take a cross-country train just to attend?"

Mira suddenly realized the glaring hole in her excuse and scrambled to patch it.