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.

businesses. I can provide

know the boy over time, and he had been impressed by his abilities. As much as it pained him to admit it, Alden was a

to make things easy for him. No–this was his daughter, his little girl. The same child he had met

blessing… he was going to

pregnant. I would have preferred for you to finish your studies, build your career, and develop yourself professionally. But here we are, talking to the man who is now your husband, the father of your child. Do

know yet,” Serenity answered quietly,

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 gaze.

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…”

And as a father, watching my daughter leave the nest… it’s not easy. I wanted many more

in the eye. “I don’t want to take Serenity away from you. We can live anywhere in the world–wherever makes it easiest for you to see us.”