My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0323

Laura turned her anger on Alexia. “Mom, you’re the worst person I’ve ever known. You’ve never cared for us. Your don’t deserve a man like my father risking his freedom for you. And you,” she said, glaring at Lucius and Leonardo, “you’re just as guilty. You sat there and enjoyed watching someone else’s suffering. It disgusts me. I love you, Lucius, but I can’t condone what you’ve become.

She hugged her father tightly, grounding him as his rage gave way to shock and sorrow.

Valerie’s POV

Valerie felt the weight of everything crashing down. The truth was out, and it was tearing everyone apart. She cursed herself silently. She should have been honest with Marcus from the start, but his eagerness to raise Serenity as his own had made her think she could leave the past buried.

Now it was all unraveling. Instead of achieving justice for the pain the Palmers had caused, they were causing even more harm, threatening to break apart her family.

to reach for Marcus’s hand, but he pushed her away. The rejection stung deeply, leaving her feeling utterly wretched.

upon hearing the demand to repeat the DNA test, snapped. She bared her claws and vehemently refused, reminding everyone what a pack of trash they were as a family. She stormed toward her daughter, who looked utterly shattered,

in many, many years, Valerie felt a sharp, familiar pain–the same pain she’d experienced long ago on her honeymoon with Maximus in Santorini. She had returned to their hotel room only to find Alexia asleep In the same bed as Maximus. The betrayal had been obvious, and her young, naive heart had shattered

Marcus, was now pushing her away–choosing Alexia’s company over hers, yet again. That woman had won once more. She couldn’t bear it any longer. The walls of that place felt like they were closing in on her, suffocating her. If her family refused to leave, then she would. She didn’t need to endure this. She didn’t need anything from either of these

but the thought of facing. her two elderly aunts who doted on her or her sharp, precocious five–year–old son felt unbearable. She didn’t want to

lake.

alone.

last group of visitors was being let in before the park closed. She slipped away from the guided tour and found her way to the edge of the lake, where she sat down and cried. She cried as openly

been twenty years, but the feeling was the same. She felt alone, adrift, and once again, it was her fault for not knowing how

so good, so right, but that was when you were still here…” she whispered through her tears. “You have no idea how much I wish I could turn back

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