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.

got home, Marcus helped Valerie out of the car and guided her toward their room, but John and Serenity were already waiting in the reception area, greeting them

a nice bath and lie down. The two women sensed that Marcus was

bath and get some rest. These past two days have been long, and you need to recharge,” Camille

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

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, and rather than risk an unnecessary fight, he

bath, he helped her get dressed and tucked her

the room.

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

asked, setting the tray down

room.

decided to confess what was really troubling her.

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 into Ethan’s father–or grandfather. It