My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0072

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Mary left the clinic and wandered through the city, reluctant to return to the mansion. This time, Maximus had crossed the line, causing her more pain than she could bear. She wanted to call Peter and go back to Galea. ‘I never should have left there,‘ she thought bitterly.

Tired from walking aimlessly, she sat on a bench in a quiet park. The weather was mild, neither cold nor hot, and the first signs of summer’s arrival were in the air. The sun was beginning to set, and though she dreaded returning to the mansion, she realized she had forgotten her wallet and had no money.

The vast city felt isolating. No one knew who she was, and there was no one she could turn to for help. Overwhelmed, Mary began to cry, her quiet sobs turning into uncontrollable weeping. Never had she imagined that what she had once longed for–a marriage to Maximus–would become her personal h

hell.

She was so lost in her grief that she didn’t notice the man who had taken a seat at the edge of the bench. He appeared to be no older than thirty, smoking a cigarette and staring into the distance. Her sobs pulled him out of his reverie, and he turned to look at her.

“Do you need help?” he asked, his voice calm but curious.

“The kind of help I need no one can give me,” she replied, trying to regain her composure.

The man’s eyes didn’t miss her bandaged hand or her casual attire, which seemed ill–suited for the cooling evening air. Without hesitation, he removed his coat and offered it to her.

“No, don’t worry about me. You’ll get cold,” she protested.

“I can’t let a beautiful lady freeze while I sit here all warm and cozy. Take it,” he insisted, his tone light and kind.

“Thank you.”

watching her carefully,

want to go back to Galea, but I forgot my wallet and don’t want to go

happened?” he asked, gesturing

admitted, lowering her head in shame.

do you need to

with a friend, but he’s not around anymore. I’m not from here, and I don’t know

is obvious,” he said with a soft chuckle. “I visit often, and

at him. He was incredibly attractive, older than Maximus but with a much

wallet and held out five large–denomination

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wherever you want to go,” he

is ready,” said a man in

up, leaving the money on the bench. He gave Mary one last smile before walking away with his

thinking twice, she grabbed the money, went to the bus terminal, and

could reach out to Aurora Renard, her friend and former coworker at the café. Aurora had hosted her during her last week in Galea before she returned to Valeria

mansion, his expression dark. Emma met him at the

you heard from the missus? She left around noon and

did

her hand badly, and she thought it was serious enough to see Dr. Fred.”

Maximus’s face as he pulled out his phone, first calling

is Mary with you?”

look well at all. She seemed scared and upset. She told me she’d pay later because she didn’t have any money with

trip, which would have taken two hours by car, would be longer by bus, but she didn’t mind. Exhausted, she leaned back in her seat and tried to rest. Her phone battery had died, but she wasn’t concerned. Once she arrived, she could either find a charging station or buy a new

charger to contact her friend. She estimated she’d