My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0074

Emma, seeing Maximus’s unrelenting stance, reluctantly left the mansion. She couldn’t risk losing her job, but her heart was heavy, knowing she was leaving Mary aloric in such a volatile situation. She dared. not inform the grandmother, fearing it would escalate into a larger problem.

As she reached the driveway, she heard a desperate cry from the balcony.

“Emma, help me! Please!” Mary’s voice rang out, filled with anguish.

Emma froze, looking back at the mansion, torn between duty and concern. Upstairs, Maximus bolted from the living room and raced toward Mary’s bedroom, alarmed at the thought that she might try to jump from the second floor. He burst into the room and ran to the balcony, grabbing her and covering her mouth to silence her cries.

But Mary bit down hard on his hand, forcing him to release her. As he recoiled in pain, she bolted barefoot, running as fast as she could. When she reached the staircase, her foot caught on

the edge of the carpet, and she tumbled down the steps.

“Mary!” Maximus’s panicked voice echoed through the mansion.

He watched helplessly as she fell, unable to reach her in time. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, Mary lay unconscious on the landing, blood seeping from a wound on her head. He knelt beside her, shaking her gently, trying to wake her. When she didn’t respond, he grabbed his phone and called Fred Zanley, the family doctor and one of his closest friends.

Fred arrived quickly, his medical bag in hand. He’d been the Palmer family’s physician for years, taking over the role from his father. His loyalty to Maximus meant this incident would remain confidential. “Maximus, what happened?” he asked, his eyes narrowing as he saw Mary sprawled on the couch.

“She fell down the stairs while running,” Maximus said tersely, avoiding further explanation. “Just…. check on her, Fred. Please.”

Fred nodded and began his examination. He dabbed a bit of alcohol on a cloth and held it under Mary’s

and she blinked in confusion. nose, prompting her to stir. Her eyes fluttered open,

groggily. “Why does my whole body hurt?” “You fell down the stairs,” Fred explained gently, noting Maximus’s silence. “You must’ve hit your

asked, his tone betraying

her to the hospital for

to a hospital could expose what had really happened. The

name.

he suggested weakly. “The fall was severe. I just… I don’t want

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“this isn’t something we can brush aside. She took a serious blow to the

visibly shaken and disoriented, spoke up, her voice cracking “Maximus, why can’t

a rare pang of regret cutting through his anger. He walked

time,” he said softly, stroking her

Mary’s cheeks flushed with surprise. It was the first tender gesture her husband had shown her since their wedding. She returned the kiss

distance, cleared his throat. “Maximus, I understand your concerns, but this isn’t about appearances. Memory loss is serious,

his chest. A cold thought crept into his mind, ‘If she forgot everything, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. She wouldn’t remember

we get some fresh air in the garden? It might help you feel

nodded weakly. “Okay. I feel like I can’t breathe in here.”

her up and carried her outside, placing her gently in one of the garden chairs.

and rest,” he said softly. “I need to

the mansion, Fred wasted no time. “Out with it,

a hand through his

his arms. “But the bruises and injuries I saw didn’t happen just now. And you’re not telling me why

because of me. I… I