Chapter 0405

“Maximus, are you okay?”

“Like you? You! You’re dead…! You’re not my brother! I’m confusing myself, my head is playing tricks on me…”

“No, Maximus, it’s not a trick of your mind. You know it’s really me.”

“No! My brother is dead, my brother didn’t have children, and certainly not grandchildren. You’re just someone who looks a lot like him…”

“Okay, if that’s really what you believe, then I don’t need to be wasting my time,” Peter said, somewhat exasperated.

Just as Peter began walking toward the door of his car, Maximus snapped out of his daze. He grabbed Peter’s arm, pulled him close, hugged him tightly, and began to cry. It was a heartbreaking sob, and for a moment, he released his hug, looking at Peter’s face and touching it with curiosity.

Maximus… you’re suffocating me!”

“Sorry, sorry! But I can’t believe it! You’re alive…! I need to know what happened. How did you survive? I have so *many questions…”

right place to talk. Let’s go for coffee. I really need

few cars behind

you drive?”

“Yes!”

follow me. I know a good

two men got into their respective cars. After ten minutes, Peter parked his car in front of a discreet yet elegant café. Maximus did the same. He still touldn’t believe what be was seeing. Twenty years of remorse had been weighing on him, and now he had his brother standing before him. Peter still displayed part of the carefree character he had before,

order?” Peter asked, looking

“Just an Americano..”

Ethan–remembered a last–minute assignment, and we were up until 3 am worlding on it. Then I had a conference at 5

was telling him about his life as if nothing had happened, as if he

their orders, Peter looked at his brother and said, “Okay, ask me whatever you want… I’m

are you

I guess I should start with something a bit complicated. I have to confess that I don’t know who the hell you

do

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