Chapter 0852

As soon as Maximus left the hospital room, Peter sank into his thoughts, trying to figure out what to do next. It was clear that his life had completely changed, and Maximus was right–whether he liked it or not, he was a father and a grandfather, And soon, he’d be a father again. There was also a woman waiting for him.

Without wasting time, he grabbed the phone on the table next to his bed and called Dr. Wagner, who arrived shortly after.

“Dr. Wagner, when the hell can I get out of here?”

“Mr. Palmer, you can leave whenever you decide to.”

“Then why the hell haven’t you let me out yet?”

“Well, we kept you under observation, but honestly, when we saw how overwhelmed you were with everything going on, we decided not to add to your stress. But if you feel ready to be home, I can discharge you under an open release, so you can come back anytime you need to.”

“You know what? Yeah, I need to go home. I want to hear the waves, smell the ocean, try to get my life back–or whatever my life is supposed to be.”

“Alright! If that’s what you want, I’ll call your son and start the discharge process.”

As soon as Dr. Wagner left the room, an unexpected visitor walked in.

“Peter Palmer, you’ve got more lives than a cat…”

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“Who the hell are you?” Peter asked, his voice laced with confusion, though something about the man felt oddly familiar.

“What do you mean, who the hell am I?” the man replied sarcastically. “Theodore Bennett. Did your long nap make you forget I exist?”

was speechless. He did remember Theodore–but younger. The man standing before him had clearly been through a lot over the years.

remember

And I’m also

“Friend?”

told me you lost your memory, but I didn’t

after me

“Who else?”

tell me about my life after it

Alden hadn’t explained the full extent of Peter’s memory loss. Still, when he saw

you want to

the smallest

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to take a while. Twenty years at your side–it almost sounds like

their lives had been like for the past twenty years. Everything fit. It all made sense. Until they got to the topic of Ethan. Peter had never seen the kid before,

had built their empire, turning a “borrowed” fortune into something

her, recounting how he had met her and all the things Peter had done

and ridiculous man alive.

who pursued her?” Peter asked, still trying to

be honest, even I was surprised. A year ago, I would’ve expected you to show up with an exotic dancer. Instead, you brought someone into our lives who was

you know about her?” Peter asked, now fully invested.

“Well, you

And, well, her life isn’t anything extraordinary, but something about her dr you in–something you couldn’t explain. You even started picking up and dropping off Ethan

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