My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0508

Valerie and Marcus walked to the parking lot. She was still lost in the image she had seen moments earlier. Marcus clearly noticed but chose not to say anything. When they reached the car, he opened the door and helped his wife get in. On one hand, he was worried about the lle lie was caught up in, and on the other, he couldn’t ignore how much it bothered him to see his wife still thinking about the man who had once been her great love.

“Val, how are you feeling? Are you comfortable?” Marcus asked, trying to pull her out of her thoughts.

Valerie turned to him and smiled, but it was a forced smile she still couldn’t shake the image of that man from her mind, the man from her past. She couldn’t stop thinking about how she was suddenly seeing his face in other people.

“I’m fine, really!” Valerie said, unconvincingly.

“You don’t seem fine, Val. I’m worried about you. You seem so distracted. Think about the kids–they don’t deserve to feel your sadness or anxiety. Please, I need you to think about them a little,” Marcus said, his voice filled with concem,

That concern stemmed from the fear that she might have figured out the truth–a painful truth for both of them. The drive home was silent, an uncomfortable silence, like they were forced to stay together after a major argument.

were already waiting in the reception area, greeting them with open arms and cheerful smiles. Valerie’s expression changed, though

lie down. The two women sensed that Marcus was exhausted and needed rest. Now that they were

should take a bath and get some rest. These past two days have been long, and you need to recharge,” Camille said, noticing the dark circles under

prepared a nice vegetable soup to bring you both something warm and comforting. Take your baths, and we’ll

two women left the room after checking on Valerie, whom they considered almost like a daughter. She looked exhausted, and they knew both she and Marcus needed to rest. Marcus tried to start a conversation with Valerie, but she only responded with monosyllables: yes, no, okay. This frustrated him,

her get dressed and tucked her into bed, pretending he needed to check on something in his study. Then

the room.

of food for two, but to her surprise, Marcus wasn’t there. Instead, she found

you fight with Marcus?” Camille asked, setting the tray

room.

to Camille and decided to confess what was really troubling her.

is okay with me! I’ve been seeing Peter. It’s happened twice now. My whole state of mind is because, the day I went to pick up John, I ended up in the director’s office. After a few minutes, I bumped