My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0359

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“Maximus, wake up already! Don’t be lazy–that’s my job! You’re going to be late for work, and your father will lose his mind if you’re not ready for the meeting. Come on, ove, get up.” said a soft voice in Maximus’s ear.

Slowly, Maximus opened his eyes. Sunlight streamed through the curtains in the master bedroom, and he glanced around, disoriented. The voice continued.

“Maximus Palmer, get up! And don’t you dare blame me later if we’re late for work,” the voice said again, now with an energetic tone

Maximus rubbed his eyes, stunned. The woman speaking to him… Was it Mary?

“Mary?” he asked incredulously.

“Stop pretending you’re asleep, Maximus. Breakfast is ready. I made café de olla and French toast. Emma says we need to go grocery shopping later; there are a few things missing in the kitchen.”

Maximus stared at her, still in shock. It was Mary, her pregnant belly unmistakably visible. ‘She’s talking to me? What the hell is going on? His mind reeled. The last thing he remembered was his life in ruins his heart shattered after realizing that his wife, Alexia, had orchestrated the death of his brother Peter.

“Maximus, I’ve tried being nice. Come down when you’re ready. I’m heading to the kitchen because this little one is hungry, and so am I. Our stomachs are growling!” Mary said, placing her hand on her rounded belly with a reasing smile. “Oh, and don’t forget–we have the ultrasound appointment today!”

Maximus couldn’t make sense of what was happening, but whatever it was, he wasn’t about to waste the opportunity. As Mary slowly made her way to the bedroom door, he rushed forward and wrapped his strong arms around her from behind. Burying his nose in her hair, he inhaled her familiar, incomparable scent. Her petite frame, barely over 5’2“, combined with her pregnant belly, made her look more endearing than ever. Her furrowed brow of mild annoyance only added to her charm

“You know I love you, right?” Maximus asked, needing reassurance that this was real.

“I know. I love y you too, and so does our daughter,” Mary said, smiling warmly. “But don’t use that as an excuse to keep us waiting for breakfast. Go freshen up and get ready for work. I’ll be in the kitchen with Emma–1 think I’ll need to reheat the coffee.”

him, she gave him a tender kiss. Maximus returned it, pouring all the

don’t, I won’t be able to stop myself. And don’t forget–you have a meeting with the shareholders today. Your father is coming back from Nepal Catherine told me Leopold is bringing him, along with my grandfather. Peter, as usual, made his

you know all this?” Maximus asked, a note

of jokes today. Now, hurry up,

“We’ll be late?”

convincing me to stop working again ‘ve told you–I’m pregnant, not sick. I can still go to the office. Matthew needs my help, and you’re always sending him from one task to another.

was dreaming, but if he was, he

dug holes in the garden again. That dog is going

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him. He tried to steal her bed, and

dog?” Maximus asked

have a dog, a cat, and some fish. And you keep talking about getting another dog, but we can barely

and join you for breakfast.

This has to be a dream,” he told himself. Everything seemed so

life he should have had: living happily with Mary, sharing the joy of her first pregnancy. She looked radiant, her youthful

Mary sat at the table, eating with pusto. Her cheeks puffed out adorably with food,

He really

a contented smile, her hand resting protectively

greeted him harshly. The idyllic vision of his life with Mary dissolved. He woke up in his cold, empty reality–the same room, the same house, and no Mary lying beside him. Instead, it was Laura, his daughter, who clung to him her

swollen and bruised from the rage–fueled destruction in the study the night before. His entire body was sore, but none of it

waking her. He pulled the blanket over her,