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.”

abandoned me. I suffered terribly. I had to be admitted to a psychiatric clinic for what they called ‘rehabilitation.‘ That’s where I discovered I was pregnant with you. The doctor in charge of my case didn’t put

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

returned as quickly as Maximus had left. He was always there, waiting and supporting me, standing by my side. He was the first person I told I was pregnant. His reaction was understandable–first surprise, then disappointment. But what shocked me most was how quickly

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 memory doesn’t fail me, there were several moments when we were on the verge of taking another step. But he always held back. Maybe he thought I

him. He gave me an engagement ring. When I went to

it to Serenity, who held it

just a trinket we bought from a street vendor, but now I treasure it like it’s priceless,” Valerie said, her eyes filled with nostalgia.

happened after you accepted Peter?” Serenity asked curiosity lighting her face.

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

of us as if we 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