My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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“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?”

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

supposed to be a couple. Couples support each other through the good and

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

Celeste gasped. “What?”

get a DNA test while she was still pregnant. Fate, it seemed, handed him a gift–the child was his. That child, Lucius, was supposed to inherit everything. But after my supposed death, Maximus

along with his mother. They vanished after the truth came out, and my father retook control of the company. He never revealed

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

I was stuck in a limbo of survival. Back then, it was easy to make decisions because I didn’t remember the love I felt for my family. But now that I’ve seen the damage caused, it hurts to know how much I hurt my brother and others

Celeste whispered, squeezing his hand.

you to worry,” Peter continued. “These are

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unresolved?” Celeste asked, her

I have been on the run from Frank Levett Jr… Frank Sr.,

would Frank Jr. want to hurt you?”