My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0746

“You’re right, Mary. We were young and immature. Well, I wasn’t that young, but immature? Definitely. Irrational? Completely. You became my obsession. I was always looking for a way to bring you closer to me. Maximus worked hard to give me that chance, but what I didn’t account for was how you felt.”

“What do you mean?”

“I knew Maximus would disappoint you eventually, but I didn’t expect the way he’d do it. I didn’t expect him to treat you

cruelly. You have no idea how much I regret not stepping In to stop it sooner.”

“It wasn’t your fault. That was my choice, and I had to deal with the consequences. Besides, it was so long ago that the memories have started to blur.”

“Did you love my brother?” Peter asked cautiously.

“Since I’ve been here, I’ve learned to distinguish one thing from another. I can tell you I felt something for him. I liked him; I was attracted to him. That attraction was dangerous. Maximus was the bad boy you sometimes can’t help but be drawn to. You know it won’t end well, but you cling to the hope that it will.

“I saw a life with him. I imagined a family with him, one I never had with my father. Without realizing it, I was searching for someone to fill the void my father left. At 18, I found that in Maximus.”

saying Maximus was like your father?”

the violence–it was all part of

with you when you lived with me. I

these years. You always showed me the love you felt for me, to the point of

for that. Even in that, he was ahead of me–whether out of love or not, he’d already left his mark on you. Don’t think that choosing to be Serenity’s father was easy. I thought long and hard about it. It’s not a decision I’m

You took care of us in a way not everyone would. You gave us love, trust, and peace of mind. You gave us everything

make you love me,

but not in

happened if I hadn’t supposedly

want the truth?”

“Yes!”

And being part of your family only made it harder. Eventually, we would’ve crossed paths

two choices: part ways, no matter how painful, and hold on to the good parts of what we had, or stay together and grow to hate each other. You would’ve resented me for not being able to

would’ve suffered either way. You would’ve suffered.

“Things happen for a reason.” I didn’t understand that back then, but now I