My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0833

1Peter’s P.O.V]

I was lost in the final image of Mary–the last time I would see her.

After a long conversation, I had finally brought her back to the apartment. She was exhausted. We had walked and talked for hours in the park, and now, her swollen feet were proof of it.

When we arrived, I took her to the bedroom, lying down beside her. Gently, I placed my hand over her belly, feeling the warmth of the little life growing inside her.

My daughter.

In my mind, I spoke to her.

‘Serene, my love… I don’t know what fate has in store for us, but I know you’ll grow up to be a strong, kind woman. You’ll be an incredible mother one day–I know it because Marcus will raise you well. He’ll guide you, protect you. You’ll never be alone, because your mother will always be by your side.

‘No matter what happens, my little one, you have to be strong. Every day of your life, I’ll be proud of you. Always.‘

A deep sense of peace settled over me as I rested my head against Mary’s stomach. Before I knew it, I drifted off to sleep.

The alarm on my phone woke me minutes later.

Carefully, I pulled a blanket over Mary’s body, making sure she was comfortable.

Leaning in close, I whispered into her ear,

“Mary… I love you, and I always will. But in this life–and in every life–you and I will never be together. Take care of yourself, my beautiful little mouse.”

And then, I left.

When I arrived at the Palmer Group meeting, I greeted most of the attendees.

I spotted my father, my grandmother, and Maximus.

But there was someone else.

Someone who hadn’t been here before.

“What are you doing here, Marcus? I thought you weren’t coming.

Marcus smirked. “Mmm… Hello, Peter. To be honest? That conversation we had earlier worried me. So, I hopped on a flight and–well, here I am.”

None of this made sense.

He wasn’t supposed to be here.

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I still didn’t know what was happening.

Was this the present, and my memories were just a dream? Or was this the dream?

The meeting started without issue, though I could feel Maximus’s stare burning into me. And into Marcus.

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Pure hatred in his eyes.

It was strange.

Because in twenty years, he and I would actually get along.

Life had a way of changing people. It forced you to mature to see things differently. And somehow, somehow, Maximus and I had become what we never were before.

the meeting, Marcus made

every second of it.

nothing he

practically owned

him for

He looked… tired.

Worn down.

I knew he would

lot of that had to do with living with Mary.

know they would end up

die alone, like he always feared.

the meeting ended, I stepped out of the boardroom, intending

Marcus intercepted

you give me a ride to my hotel? I didn’t bring my car, and Frederick is handling other business. Since I knew you’d be here, I figured we could continue our conversation from

I hesitated.

“Marcus… I—”

having a drink with you.”

at the apartment, waiting for me…”

what he was

I was falling back into old patterns.

the suicidal thoughts from my past had

wanted to keep

couldn’t take

what was

didn’t understand how things were unfolding like this–but

“Peter?”

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I blinked. “Yeah?”

on, I didn’t bring security, and Frederick is far from here. With

think I’m safer anywhere

I sighed.

had no

“Fine. Let’s go.”

parking lot,

Something felt off.

the

Checked my car.

around it twice.

Something wasn’t right.

I asked, my voice

Marcus frowned. “What?”

Does anything seem…

it. “No…? It

a deep breath.

knew this

I had learned

know what? Let’s take an

“What?”

we’re not taking this

are you saying?”

trust me. Walk with me, I’ll explain

but

an Uber,

I felt something shift.

was delaying the inevitable.

for now.

going

be on my terms.

stared at me,