My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0609

“Can we?” Valerie asked softly, her voice trembling with vulnerability.

“Yes. Yes, we can…” Marcus replied, his voice filled with certainty.

They surrendered to a moment they had both longed for but thought might never happen again.

[At Maximus’s house]

In Laura’s room, she and Serenity sat cross–legged on the bed, talking animatedly like two excited girls at a sleepover.

“Serenity, do you think your plan will work?” Laura asked, her brow furrowed with concern.

“I hope so, Laura… I really hope so.”

“I don’t know your parents, but if this idea came to you, it must be good.”

know my mom loves my dad, but they’re both so stubborn. My mom has a strong personality, but seeing Peter again threw her off–it’s like she’s a little girl again. My

you really think it’ll

my dad was carrying

Laura teased, giggling.

to make her think I was abandoning her. But

will

of you, didn’t I? That’s what I’m going to do. Don’t think you’re just my excuse to leave, Laura. You’re my sister, and you need me now more than

so much happier with you here. It makes me feel calmer. My dad is amazing, but I needed someone I could talk to about… everything. No offense to him–I love him so much–but there are things I can only share

she didn’t say it out loud, Serenity felt a rush of affection for Laura, her newfound sister. It was a strange but beautiful realization. Serenity

they met had broken Serenity’s heart. Despite everything, Laura was a sweet, kind girl,

his study, his thoughts drifting between the present and the past. Having his children under one roof, even temporarily, brought

a pang of regret as he thought about how Lucius, as a baby, had unknowingly driven a wedge between him and Mary. He had loved that boy fiercely, but the truth

Chapter 0009

shared–the infamous 12 folders. It was time to act. His father had yet to surface, which gave him a chance to dig deeper into the origins of the files.

phone, Maximus dialed

are you