My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0808

Chapter 0808

Before Alden could speak, Serenity beat him to it. “Dad… Alden and I fell in love. I love him, and he loves me.”

“Mr. Bartz,” Alden said, his voice steady and respectful, “I completely understand what you must be thinking. I don’t expect you to be happy about this. But the truth is, Serenity and I love each other. I know that’s not the answer you want to hear, but it’s the truth.”

“When?” Marcus demanded.

Alden took a deep breath. “To be honest, from the moment saw her, she caught my attention. At first, I thought it was just affection for someone I believed was my sister. But once I found out we weren’t related by blood… I thanked God for that.

“She means everything to me. I love every single thing about her–everything she does, everything she represents. I love her. I know that, in your eyes, I may not be worthy of her. I’m a divorced man with a child. But believe me, both my mother and father raised me to be a good man.

own businesses. I can provide for my family—just as I have been doing all this time

time, and he had been impressed by his abilities. As much as it pained him to admit it, Alden was a good match for

wasn’t about to make things easy for him. No–this was his daughter, his little girl. The

blessing… he was going to have to fight for it.

pregnant. I would have preferred for you to finish your studies, build your career, and develop yourself professionally. But here we are,

yet,” Serenity answered quietly, feeling

Serenity. And now, all I can do is support you–just like we always have. But you do understand that whether this works out or not, you have to face the consequences, right?”

Dad… I know that perfectly well,” she said, lowering her

always taught you to keep your head up. You’re a Bartz. You carry that name with pride. You’re my daughter, and now, you’re going to make me a grandfather. I’m not jumping with joy–because this is not the way I imagined it happening. But if this is what you both truly decided, then I can’t

“Dad…”

you. I adore you. You’re a part of me. And as a father, watching my daughter leave the nest… it’s not

Alden said, looking Marcus in the eye. “I don’t want to take Serenity away from you. We can live