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?”

remember Theodore–but younger. The man standing before him had clearly been

remember you differently.”

business partners. And I’m also your

“Friend?”

took care of you after the accident? Alden told me you

looked after me

“Who else?”

can tell me about

him, a bit conflicted. He had spoken with Alden, but Alden hadn’t explained the full extent of Peter’s memory loss. Still, when he saw the way Peter was looking at him–desperate for

suppose… What do you

Even the smallest

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take a while. Twenty years at your side–it almost sounds like a marriage. A long, long marriage,” Theodore joked as he

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, and he had no

detail about how they had built their empire, turning a “borrowed” fortune into

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

mattered to him, he could be the most romantic and ridiculous man alive. And very few people in his life had ever seen that side of him.

one who pursued her?” Peter asked, still trying

up with an exotic dancer. Instead, you brought someone into our lives who was completely different

her?” Peter asked, now

“Well, you

dr you in–something you couldn’t explain. You even started picking up and dropping off Ethan every single day, except when you absolutely couldn’t,” Theodore said as if recalling a distant

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