My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0561

Chapter 0561

“Celeste, the investigation I conducted uncovered something that shattered both Maximus and me. We always thought our parents‘ marriage was perfect–Maximus idolized it and wanted to emulate it in his own life. But behind closed doors, it was a different story.

“My father abused my mother, both physically and emotionally. She suffered through his infidelities, but everything escalated when he discovered that Maximus wasn’t his biological son.”

Celeste’s breath caught. “Maximus… the brother you’ve told me so much about… isn’t biologically related to you?” “No,” Peter said quietly. “But he is still my brother. I told him the same thing–this changes nothing between us. None of it was our fault. The guilt we carry is for not realizing what my mother endured behind those closed doors. “My father initially loved her, but coming from different worlds, his affection didn’t last. He grew distant and cruel. My mother found solace in an old love–a man she had known before marrying my father–and that’s how she became pregnant with Maximus.”

must have been so strong to endure all of that,” Celeste

eventually found out the truth, years later. While Maximus and I were away at a summer camp in the US., my father confronted her. Their argument turned violent, and one of his

with tears. “I can’t imagine the

“She’s

in the Flavian Cemetery, far from the Palmer family plot. My father didn’t want her laid to rest with our family. He used some flimsy excuse, but the truth

grandmother Catherine found out about everything. In her old age, she changed her will, naming my father as the sole heir. She left it up to him to decide how to distribute the fortune. Her decisions,

failed to finalize key legal steps. She intended to return shares to Marcus Bartz’s family, but a clause from

was made legally binding. This was during the time when Mary’s grandfather and I were presumed dead–at least, her grandfather

of deceit and broken promises. “Peter, it’s all so complicated. Don’t you think? I want our children to live