My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0197

[The past]

After a long journey, Catherine finally returned home carrying in her arms the only thing left of her youngest grandson–his ashes. The woman’s face was drawn, her features weary. It was clear she had been crying for a long time, unable to believe that only two days ago, she had seen him alive.

As she had promised, she had taken Peter’s ashes, now her most treasured possession. There would be no lavish funeral as some had planned. Only the same priest who had officiated at Albert’s funeral would come. Afterward, the ashes would remain in her home. In the end, all the arguments over the arrangements before the ashes were released had been for nothing.

The funeral mass was small, attended only by Catherine, Leonardo, and Leopold. Agnes, being too far away, could only be informed of the final decision, which had ultimately been made by Catherine.

died in April, and, in an unexpected blow, death returned to the Palmer family just two months later, this time claiming Peter.

ticket to Mexico. Beyond that, he learned she had checked into a hotel near the city center under the name Angela Palmer. After that, all traces of her were lost.

she wouldn’t recover. Leonardo cursed Mary, considering her inconsiderate and

he had distanced himself from the family entirely, refusing even to meet his great–granddaughter. He had taken a leave of absence and retreated to his home in Switzerland. These sudden changes didn’t sit well with Alexia, who had longed to publicly embrace her new status as a Palmer. Legally, she already was,

of Peter’s friends and acquaintances to hold a small but meaningful funeral. She had asked Marcus for permission to host it at his house, and he had no objections. Unfortunately, he couldn’t

cars. The idea that his brakes had failed felt impossible to accept. Mr. Lawson, in particular,

in the front garden, the same place where Peter had often walked with Mary. She had once dreamed of seeing children

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