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Maximus didn’t want to admit it, but Leonardo had been right. Alexia was impossible to please. Everything he did seemed to provoke her wrath, just as Mary’s presence once had provoked his. The similarities unnerved him.

Without realizing it, he had parked outside Matthew’s house. His loyal assistant and confidant, Matthew, had a knack for grounding him. Despite never marrying or having children, Matthew always seemed to know exactly what to say.

Maximus rang the bell, and Matthew opened the door almost immediately.

“Maximus? Is everything alright?”

“No, Matthew,” Maximus admitted, his exhaustion evident. “I just didn’t know where else to go. Can I come in?”

“Of course. Come in.” Matthew gestured him inside.

As they sat in Matthew’s inviting living room, Maximus allowed himself a small smile. “Your house is always so warm. My home… it’s not like this. It used to be, back when..”

“With Mary?” Matthew finished gently.

Maximus said, his voice tinged with regret. “She brought light to that mansion. And it was smaller than the house I have now, yet it felt so full of life.”

“It’s not about the size of the home, Maximus. It’s about the people you share it with. You made a choice for your son, and at the time, you thought it was the right one.”

hold him, I feel like he gives me back my life. Can you imagine what he’ll be like when he grows

reassuring smile. “If you teach him well, he’ll combine your experience with

so tired, and I’ve just returned to

I don’t have a wife or children to think about–that helps. But you sacrifice a personal life to be good

would I do without you? How’s my father treating you?

nothing. “The way

bitterly. “I miss Peter. We weren’t close, but at least he had the guts to insult me back.

afraid of being fired,” Matthew replied

day. You know what I did to Mary. I can’t let that happen again. I regret it every day. I never found her,

promised. “You’re looking for a psychologist, right?”

One of those doctors. I need it.”

a day. Do you prefer morning

or evening, I’ll

Chapter 0565

“Alright…”

here really helped

we only talked about trivial things…”

exactly what I needed. Now, I just want

and hug your

“Thank you!”

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