My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0216

“Valerie, you’re such an idiot!” she scolded herself. “You’re letting him fool you again! No, no, no—I won’t p through this again, not like with Maximus!”

It felt absurd. A few years ago, she’d been the wife, and it was the assistant having an affair with her husband. Now she was the assistant, and the man she was dating had just rushed to meet an ex. It was clear: she was just a placeholder until Olsen returned.

Her insecurities and fears came flooding back, dragging along painful memories she thought she’d buried. She struggled to catch her breath, feeling utterly defeated. Determined to compose herself, she went to Frederick, handed him the information he’d asked for, and requested to leave early.

Back in Marcus’s office, she grabbed her bag without caring whether he was back or not. Then, without looking back, she left.

On the other hand, when Marcus heard that Olsen had announced herself at reception, he immediately noticed Valerie’s expression. It was clear she knew about the relationship he’d once had with Olsen. But that had been a long time ago, and before any misunderstandings could arise, he decided to go down and meet her. The last time he’d seen Olsen, everything had been resolved. He couldn’t follow her to London, nor would he hold her back from her professional growth. All that had been left was their final farewell. So why was she showing up now? He was mulling it over as he walked past Valerie without looking at her.

“Marcus! How have you been, darling?”

Olsen! I’ve been

thought I’d stop by to see you. Do you have time for a

He needed to talk to Olsen to understand the reason for her visit, but he didn’t want Valerie facing his past. Thinking it would be simpler, he agreed to the coffee, not

used to frequent. Both ordered Americanos, and while waiting for

I need to know–why did you come to see me? 1 thought we ended things over six months ago. So what brings

thought we could still meet as friends. I wanted to ask

asked me that in an email or a call. There was no need to come all the way here. Honestly, I don’t want

someone? Did you

We ended on good terms last time, and I’d

didn’t want to meet,

you. We’re adults. Yes, we had something, but it didn’t work out. We went our