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.

leaving her feeling utterly wretched. All she could do was watch the chaos unfold, powerless to stop

and vehemently refused, reminding everyone what a pack of trash they were as a family. She stormed toward her daughter, who looked utterly shattered, but what she didn’t expect was Serenity’s reaction. Her daughter raised her voice, defied her, and refused to leave with her. “How could this be happening?

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

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 families. If Marcus had fallen for Alexia’s claws, that was his problem. Valerie wasn’t going to let history repeat itself.

of facing. her two elderly aunts who doted on

remembered reading about a nearby place–Villa Aurelia, a serene spot with gardens and a lake. All she wanted was some peace. She didn’t want to explain anything to anyone. She just wanted to be

alone.

down and cried. She cried as openly and as loudly as

She felt alone, adrift,

Serenity was your daughter–it sounded 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 time! I wish you

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