My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0384

Chapter 0384

Serenity released her and nodded silently, her tearful eyes wide with anticipation.

Valerie took a deep breath and began. “I told you I fell hopelessly in love with Maximus Palmer, but things didn’t work out. After my suicide attempt, I was discharged from the hospital and went to his grandmother’s house. Peter stayed with me for a few days, but unexpectedly, one day Maximus showed up–and he didn’t leave. He gave me a week by his side–a week that felt like a dream.”

“That week was everything I had once hoped for. I thought could forgive him and start fresh, forget the pain, the humiliation. It crossed my mind. At first, I didn’t trust him, but by the end of the week, his presence was all I needed. It was exactly what I had dreamed of three years earlier.”

“Finally, what happens with any couple in love happened. That’s when you were conceived. Yes, my love, you were conceived with so much love. At least that’s how I see it, and I’m certain your father feels the same.”

until recently that I learned why your father left and abandoned me. I suffered terribly. I had to be admitted to a psychiatric clinic for what they called ‘rehabilitation.‘ That’s where I discovered

But I wasn’t going to allow myself to suffer for him again. Now I had

I told I was pregnant. His reaction was understandable–first surprise, then disappointment. But what shocked me most was how quickly his attitude changed. He began caring for me like no one else ever had, except for your great–grandfather Albert!“”

to be your father. That overwhelmed me. I had just divorced Maximus. How could I be with Peter? But, to be completely honest, when I lived with him as a very young woman, if my

long to decide. I said yes to him. He gave me an engagement ring. When I went to Galea recently, I found the jewelry box with the pieces he gave me during the four months we were together.”

for a small, transparent crystal box and handed it to Serenity, who

vendor, but now I treasure it

Peter?” Serenity asked curiosity lighting her face.

out a long sigh. She knew that the next part of her story would be bittersweet. It included some of the happiest moments of her life but also some of the saddest: the death of her

were his most precious treasures. At one point, we talked about you. He and I decided that we would always say he was your father. It all sounded so perfect coming from his lips. Everything seemed so easy. Life with him was easy. We were a happy couple. He was everything I had ever wanted Maximus