My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0448

“Don’t worry, Theodore. Everything’s fine,” Peter replied with a faint smile.

Theodore poured the coffee and exited, aware of the tension in the room. As he closed the door, he silently cursed the timing of Marcus’s visit. It seemed cruel that on the very day Peter had taken a rare step out of his shell, the past had chosen to collide with his present.

In the silence that followed, the atmosphere was so heavy that the faintest sound could have been deafening. Peter sipped his coffee, his mind briefly drifting to the cinnamon laced brew Celeste had served him.

“I know why you’re here,” Peter finally said, breaking the silence. He cleared his throat before continuing. “You must have a lot of questions.”

“I only have one, Peter. Why? Why didn’t you come back to us?” Marcus’s voice trembled with a mix of anger and pain.

Leaning back in his chair, Peter closed his eyes and pressed a hand to his temple, massaging it slowly.

“Do you want the truth?”

“Yes!” Marcus exclaimed, his fists clenching tightly. “Do you have any idea how long I blamed myself for your death? I felt like I failed you–I should have protected you better!”

you. Remember New York? Frank Levett put a hit

face tightened. “You knew they were coming

it, yes. That’s why I hired someone who looked like me. He even got the same tattoos I had. When you identified my body based on the tattoos, you believed it was me. But if they had done DNA tests, they’d

trembled as he rubbed his face. “I

continued, his tone softening. “The accident robbed me of my memories. I only know who you are because Theodore helped me piece things together. If you ask me whether I

are you saying?” Marcus

recovered a single moment–not of you, not of Maximus, and certainly not

finished for him, his

her out once, hoping to jog something–anything–but nothing came back to me. My head

of this?!”

my head. Theodore found out and tried to warn me, but we didn’t realize the full extent of his plan until it was too late. Theodore wanted to help, but someone else was

wanted you dead?”

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Chapter 0448