Chapter 0789

“I need to talk to Alden. He needs to be here. If anyone should be by Peter’s side right now, it’s him and his grandson, Ethan.”

Maximus exhaled heavily, his voice laced with determination.

“I’ve been thinking about this a lot, Celeste. I don’t care if Peter has to forget us. What matters is that he lives. He’ll still be here, and we’ll still be in his life. And now… he won’t be alone.

“He has you.

“It caught me off guard to find out, but you’re going to have two beautiful children together.

“He already has Alden and Ethan. He has his best friend, Theodore. They would never abandon him. And neither will I. We will all be in his life. If he has the surgery, we have the chance to create new memories with him.”

Celeste remained silent.

The weight of everything was pressing down on her.

She thought back to the days Peter had spent with her. He had never once shown signs of being sick. But now she realized–Peter never let anyone see what was going on in his head.

“Celeste,” Maximus’s voice softened. “Peter is living in a limbo. I’m sure you’ve noticed how his moods shift- how sometimes he’s present, and then suddenly, it’s like he’s somewhere else.

“His mind is constantly drifting between the past and the present.

“Do you remember the couple that walked out of the courthouse with us? That woman–she was someone important to him in the past.

“When Peter had his accident, Mary was pregnant. That is the time period he remembers the most. His mind is

stuck there.

because

thinks he’s

they confuse him. But when they pass… he comes back. The Peter

as she

even imagine how terrifying this must be for him,” Maximus continued. “Seeing you pregnant. Knowing he could lose everything he’s lived

scared, Celeste. He doesn’t want to relive what happened fifteen

go through with the surgery… he’ll leave you alone.

leave two babies

son and a grandson.”

reached for her hand, his voice breaking.

to him. Help me convince him to get

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lot, but please–don’t leave him

he’s said and done things that may have hurt you.

also see how much you care about him.

that you

yourself–you’re carrying his children.

before–a chance to be

when Alden was eighteen. Peter missed

and Peter both deserve a family.

all be there

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