Chapter 0599

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At Dr. Baker’s clinic, Valerie sat in the waiting room, flipping through a magazine. She was startled when she noticed a familiar figure. Even after all these years, he still looked as youthful as the day she’d met him. His demeanor now seemed calmer, more relaxed.

Herb

heart skipped a beat. Could it really be him?

“Maximus, what are you doing here?” Valerie asked, glancing at the specialty sign on the wall.

A wild thought ran through her mind: maybe he was here because he had someone who was pregnant. Surely, he was still living his reckless life–especially now that he was a widower.

“Mary! It’s been so long.” Maximus greeted her, his smile lighting up his face.

“Hi, Maximus… Sorry, I’m just surprised to see you here this specialty.”

“Oh, I see!” he said with a playful grin.

“What’s going on? Are you going to be a father again?”

“No! No way. That ship sailed long ago. But I see you’re expecting again. How far along are you?”

“Six months.”

“Wow! The big day is getting close. Marcus must be over the moon–I haven’t seen him in a month.”

“I wouldn’t know. He and I are divorced…” Valerie admitted, her voice tinged with bitterness.

“Divorced? Why? You two always seemed so… Well, what can I say?”

“Nothing. Don’t say anything.”

a father this time, but there is a baby on the way. I’m going to be

“A grandfather?”

here any minute–is two months pregnant. And it looks like we have the same

“I see…”

it

“What’s what like?”

The days leading up to it, the days after. I don’t know… Laura’s

terrified of that day coming and

you there for your children’s

reached full term. After Lucius, Alexia opted for cesarean deliveries. Laura wants to go full

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easier to run a company than to raise three kids on your own.”

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it’s not that bad! I’m guessing you

they were born. And me? You know how work consumed me.

That woman clearly wasn’t born to be a

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her, but I didn’t realize that, instead

complaining now. You have a second

I do when she’s about to give birth? When the baby needs care? It’s been so long since I changed a diaper. I tried once, but I wasn’t very good at

your kids. You’ll figure it

turn,” the nurse called from the

said, standing up. “I think we’ll need to update the name on

didn’t know,” the nurse replied. “No problem, just

asked, raising an

It’s time to face life as it is

does that

I have my own business and

“Your kids?”

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