My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0538

“I don’t know, Emma. I don’t understand what you’re asking,” Valerie replied, shrugging helplessly.

“Fine. I’ll tell you,” Emma said, her tone growing sharper I’m going to be blunt, but know that I say this with all the love a mother can give. Okay?”

“Yes…” Valerie murmured, bracing herself.

“Mary, I see a 43–year–old woman, pregnant with twins–boy and a girl, nearly five months along, I see a woman with a husband. And not just any husband–a man in every sense of the word. A man who has supported you in every aspect of your life, through good times and bad. He’s always been there for you, hasn’t he?”

Emma continued, her voice steady yet filled with maternal firmness.

“I see you with a loving and attentive husband–a man who exceeded every expectation left unfulfilled by your first marriage. A man who is, above all, a man, a husband, a father, and a lover. Let’s not forget that these two babies growing inside you didn’t arrive by divine intervention.”

She leaned closer, her gaze piercing.

like an adult to catch Maximus’s attention. You’re a grown woman now, Mary. You have a 20–year–old daughter, a 5–year -old son, and soon, two more babies. This–this–is your

softened for a moment, placing a gentle hand

way, can be just. After all the pain you’ve both endured, it gave him another chance. I’ve seen his life, his struggles, and his triumphs until his father took him far away. I know the man. But just because he’s alive doesn’t

voice breaking with shock. How

believe you’d have packed your bags and run off with

slightly,

be together, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Maybe you weren’t meant to be. Maybe you were destined to meet, to

as she whispered, “But how do I

deeply, her

family— your husband, your children, and those of us who care for you. That should be enough. Think of his

tone growing

your life. Do you remember what you endured when Maximus married you while being in love with Alexia? He married you out of obligation, not choice. He didn’t have anyone to tell him if it was right or wrong to pursue his great first

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