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.

has grown into herself. You’re not that almost 18–year–old girl desperate to act like an adult to catch Maximus’s attention. You’re a grown woman now, Mary. You have a 20–year–old

placing a gentle

proves that life, in its strange 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

her voice breaking with shock.

not saying anything that isn’t already in your heart,” Emma replied pointedly. “I see it in your eyes. If you weren’t pregnant, I believe you’d have packed your bags

back slightly, her expression resolute.

be together, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Maybe you

as she whispered, “But how do I let him go? Tell

sighed deeply, her

family— your husband, your children, and those of us who care for you. That should be enough. Think of his return as a gift, an opportunity to say

forward, her tone growing more

If you run to Peter’s arms now, you’ll be repeating the cycle of harm Maximus brought Into 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

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