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

“A grandfather?”

My daughter–she should be here any minute–is two months pregnant. And it looks like we have the same

“I see…”

it like?”

“What’s what like?”

to it, the days after. I don’t know… Laura’s only two months along, but

that day coming and not knowing

for your children’s births

for cesarean deliveries. Laura wants to go full term

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be busy. Trust me, I think it’s easier to run

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you were never very involved in

hand the baby off to the nanny as soon as they were born. And me? You know how work consumed me. I’d check on them at night, but obviously, they were

born

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think it was my fault. I always tried to make things easier for her, but I didn’t realize that,

use complaining now. You have a

It’s been so long since I changed a diaper. I tried

raised your kids. You’ll figure

Bartz? It’s your turn,” the nurse

said, standing up. “I think we’ll need

know,” the nurse replied. “No problem, just let us know, and we’ll update

Maximus asked, raising an eyebrow.

I said, I’m divorced. It’s time

does that mean?”

done it before–completely alone and broke. Now I have my own business and two

“Your kids?”

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