My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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Chapter 0562

“Now that I know I’m going to be a father again, I want you to understand that I won’t let these problems reach us,” Peter said, his tone resolute. “I’ve told you all this because my actions triggered a cascade of events, and I think you deserve to know the truth.”

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Celeste looked at him, her eyes a mixture of concern and defiance. “I appreciate your honesty, Peter, but you already know where I stand. I don’t want your father–or anyone else coming here to take my children from me just because they’re yours.”

“He won’t,” Peter assured her. “He’s in prison now. Frank Levett–the son of the man who ordered my assassination–put him there. My father had been stealing from our company for years, using Frank Levett Sr. as his accomplice. When Maximus ran the company, my father tried to siphon funds and entrusted that monster with a power of attorney over the Palmer assets.

“When Frank Sr. handed control over to his son, Frank Jr. used every loophole to claim the company. Maximus, disgusted with everything, refused to fight for it. Neither Alden nor I want anything to do with that cursed business. Marcus, for reasons I still don’t fully understand, also chose not to contest it.”

Celeste’s brow furrowed as she processed this. “So all of this happened while you were traveling back and forth to Slovenia? Why didn’t you tell me?”

didn’t feel right about it,” Peter admitted, his voice heavy. “First, because I caused the investigation that exposed these ugly truths about my family. Second, because I didn’t want any of it to affect you. My father is a ruthless man, Celeste. I can’t imagine what he might have done if he’d found out about you. I couldn’t forgive myself if you had been hurt, so I thought hiding you was the safest option. It was a mistake, I know, but at the time, it

hardened. “Peter, we were supposed to be a couple. Couples support each other through the

deeply, rubbing the back of his neck. “You don’t know my father, Celeste. He’s a true monster. Do

Celeste gasped. “What?”

while she was still pregnant. Fate,

along with his mother. They vanished after the truth came out, and my father retook control of the company. He never revealed that Maximus wasn’t

stared at Peter, her disbelief palpable. “L… I don’t even know what to

I’m not proud of. I was consumed by anger and bitterness, watching everyone move on while I was stuck in a limbo of survival. Back then, it was easy to make decisions because

whispered, squeezing his hand.

worry,” Peter continued. “These are family issues, and they’ll be

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still unresolved?” Celeste

“Each of us is dealing with the fallout of our own actions. Marcus and I have been on the run from Frank Levett Jr… Frank

Jr. want to hurt you?”