My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0554

Peter smiled as he watched Celeste, now so calm and seemingly at peace. She looked more relaxed than she had earlier in the day. He guessed that, like him, the day had given her time to settle her emotions and find some serenity in the comfort of her home.

Amazingly, Celeste devoured three slices of cake and then headed to the kitchen for a bunch of grapes, which she ate one by one until the bowl was empty.

Peter sipped his coffee, memories flooding back of the eight months they had spent together before she chose her past over their present. His thoughts were heavy with the weight of the bad decisions that had led him to this point. He was lost in these reflections when Celeste’s voice pulled him back.

“Well, now that the babies are satisfied, we can talk,” Celeste said, getting up and walking to a small bookshelf. She opened it and pulled out a folder stuffed with papers.

“Celeste… I… I don’t even know where to start.”

“Here,” she said, handing him a document. “This is my schedule for upcoming appointments. In a few weeks, I’ll be getting an ultrasound to find out the babies‘ genders. I want to know so I can prepare and buy the right things. You can take a photo of it and plan to come along if you want to, that is.”

be there for our children, but I also want to be with you!”

Celeste’s face vanished, replaced

between you and me, nothing more will happen than a cordial relationship for the sake of our children. You need to understand

you think. I didn’t cheat on you–I don’t have anyone else! Please, just listen to me…” Peter said, his

trace is in the past. I’ve been

to tell you what happened while I was gone I know you might hate me

made it clear–I only care about whether you’re willing to be there for your

too! I love you! Please, forgive me…” Peter said, stepping forward and pulling her

For a moment, she let herself sink into the comforting sensation. But then, sharp recollections of a time when he was physically present but emotionally absent brought her back to reality. Feeling as though she had been an afterthought in his life, she stepped back and put

asking you to leave,” she said, pointing

steady, but tears threatened to spill. She tried to hold them back, but one escaped, trailing down

it’s not fair to either of us for you to pretend everything can go back to normal. I trusted you once, and in the end, I was lonelier than

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