My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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Chapter 0151

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After dinner, Marcus and Valerie took Emma to a hotel where they had reserved a room for her. The house didn’t have furniture yet. Marcus was eager to go shopping with Valerie to furnish their new home. For that first night, though, they planned to sleep on the floor. Being in their new home, even without comforts, carried a special meaning for both of them.

Later that night, Marcus ran his hand over his wife’s bare body as she slept deeply beside him. Lost in his thoughts, he eventually got up and headed to the garden. Sometimes, he enjoyed smoking a cigar, and tonight he couldn’t resist the temptation.

[Flashback in Coravela, Hesperia]

“Sir… you can’t keep going like this,” Frederick said as he entered Marcus’s study.

“What is it, Frederick? What are you talking about?” Marcus replied, sitting behind his desk, a glass of cognac in hand.

“This,” Frederick said, gesturing to the glass. “You can’t keep drowning your sorrows in alcohol and women.”

you’ve been awfully observant

sir. You know I’m happy to serve you. I can send as many women

cold and serious. Frederick’s words had struck

for you, I’ve never seen you like this. This past year, you’ve spent your time

but pressed

If you were in love with someone, I wouldn’t be worried. In fact, I’d be happy. I’d love to see this house filled with children. But that’s not the case, is it?

a deep discomfort. It was as if Frederick could see straight

have they managed to locate Miss Preston?” Marcus asked, abruptly changing the subject.

caught the hint and decided not to

sir. Unfortunately, we haven’t had any luck. It’s as if she

each other in Valentia. I didn’t weigh my words or actions. At the time, I was dealing with the Palmers fighting me over Peter’s remains, and I took my anger out

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was also shocked at how the Palmers reacted. They refused to honor Peter’s final wishes. But honestly, if you had left Miss Preston there, I

should have been born a few months after she arrived