My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0213

[Present day]

Frederick noticed that his friend and boss, Marcus, was smiling as they drove to pick up Serenity. He considered. Ignoring it but decided it was better to clarify the reason behind that grin. With Marcus, you could never be too sure–it could just as easily be about his family as about plotting Palmer’s downfall

“I see something amused you,” Frederick said nervously.

“You mentioned earlier when Valerie got mad at me. I’ve tried to forget that embarrassing incident, but today I remembered exactly what happened. Do you remember it? Marcus asked, his tone casual.

“How could I forget? You were a wreck, not thinking straight,” Frederick replied, feeling relieved it wasn’t anything serious.

Marcus turned and gave him a cold glare.

“That’s not funny! I was going through a rough time then. For a moment, I thought everything was over before it

even started.”

your act together and spoke from the heart. And now,

[The past, Hesperia]

them could enjoy the weekend comfortably. Serenity, though still young, felt like she was living a dream. Her dad and mom were

hand, and Serenity even caught him kissing her mom twice and hugging her another time. She’d seen parents at the park de things like that, and it made her happy. Her parents had never done those things

house. Marcus carried a sleepy Serenity in his arms, tucked her into her bed, covered her with a blanket, and kissed her forehead before leaving the room. Valerie was sitting with Camille in the living room when Marcus came out. Camille immediately recognized that her

stood up to walk Marcus to the door. As they moved through the hallway, Marcus wrestled with the urge to ask her to spend the night with him, but he dismissed the idea. It would be presumptuous, and besides who would watch Serenity? Camille had already been more than

gently took her by the waist and kissed her

I said,” he whispered as he

She hadn’t expected that goodbye kiss, and now she had a lot to think about. The weekend had been perfect, almost like they were truly a family. And maybe, just maybe, that wasn’t

lay in bed reflecting on the weekend. This is what it must feel like to have a family. For so long, his focus had been on meeting his own needs,

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priority, and now, after taking a step forward with Valerie, both of them were

Camille noticed Valerie’s distracted state and approached

morning. Did something happen?” she asked, suspecting something had occurred

Camille! Nothing’s