My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0513

Marcus rested his elbows on the desk and buried his face in his hands, frustration coursing through him.

“How long have you known?”

“You’re confirming it for me now. I just needed to verify my suspicions.”

“Camille, please… don’t say anything about this.”

“Why, Marcus? Why are you keeping this secret for that man? If he didn’t have the courage to approach her years ago, why should you have to carry this burden too?”

“It’s complicated….”

“No, Marcus. By lying to your wife about something this serious, you’re betraying her trust as well. I know Valerie’s a bit sensitive right now, but she’s strong. You need to tell her the truth. Don’t take on guilt that isn’t yours. If that man doesn’t have the will to speak to her, that’s on him, not you. But you—this is your responsibility.

Don’t you think news like this would

as a tree. Do you not remember that she was alone for years? You weren’t always there for her. You came back into her life when Palomita was two and a half.

was young back then and, sure, she wasn’t used to the real world after living a life without financial worries. But she worked, raised her daughter alone, and stood strong. She didn’t have a mother, aunt, or friend

“Yes, but-”

truth, or it’s going to blow up in

I be

to me.”

she’ll forget everything we’ve built and leave me. Peter was her great love. Without him, Valerie and I would never have met.” Marcus’s voice cracked, his

her voice heavy with nostalgia.

seemed small and fragile. Though not her son by blood, Marcus had always cared for her and her daughters, and she had come to think of him as one of her own. Seeing him like this broke her

him stirs up old feelings, but that doesn’t mean she’ll throw away 15 years of

they shared. He disappeared suddenly, and she

been good with him—not because he wouldn’t have provided