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…”

to talk. Let’s go

a few cars behind

you drive?”

“Yes!”

know a good

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, but what Maximus didn’t know was that the man was doing his best to try to remember him. He knew who he was from

order?” Peter asked, looking at

“Just an Americano..”

coffee. I didn’t sleep well. Ethan–remembered a last–minute assignment, and we were up until 3 am worlding on it. Then I had a conference at 5 am. I’ve only had a couple of

about his life as if nothing had happened, as if he had always been there.

waiter took their orders, Peter looked at his brother and said, “Okay, ask

are you

have to confess that I don’t know who the hell you are. I know you’re my brother because my friend told me, but I

What do

1/2

+25 BONUS

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255