My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0922

“I think there’s something you need to know…”

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“Know what? That he’s dead? I know that! I’ve known for a long time! And believe me, there isn’t a single day I don’t pray for him. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my son, that I don’t imagine how things should have been… But what good does it do to dwell on something that never was?”

Aria’s voice trembled with emotion. “It broke me to realize was too late. It broke me to realize I left him alone for years. I was never strong enough to fight for him… Not a day goes by that I don’t blame myself. If I had done more… If I had escaped… If I had confronted my father…”

She inhaled sharply, as if trying to steady herself, but her voice cracked as she continued.

“Maximus, believe me… Even though I never got to know him, never got to hold him, ‘my heart shattered the day Leonardo took me to his grave.”

Tears streamed down her face as she collapsed onto a nearby bench, her body trembling. The scene struck Maximus hard–it reminded him of how he had felt when he first heard that Peter was dead.

Kneeling in front of her, he gently took her hands.

“Aria, I know what I’m about to say will sound impossible. It took me a long time to believe it myself. Leonardo never accepted the truth, but… Peter, your son, my brother he’s not dead.”

Aria’s eyes widened in shock, fresh tears spilling over. She stared at him in disbelief, her body instinctively shaking her head in denial.

“You’re lying! What do you want from me? Why would you play with something like this, Maximus Palmer?” she cried, trying to stand up.

voice was steady. “Leonardo showed you pictures of him,

then

out his phone and scrolling through his gallery. “Aria, my brother is alive. Not only that, he just

her reaction. “And soon, he’ll have another granddaughter. In a few months, his daughter–in–law will give birth to his great–grandchild.”

struggled to process his words. How could this be real? How could Leonardo have lied to her like

child from her. If he was capable of such cruelty, why wouldn’t Leonardo

her the phone. “This

phone in her trembling hands. The moment she laid eyes on the photo, she shot up from the

shook so violently that she dropped the

in a flower pot, preventing any damage. He quickly

stared at them, unable to believe what she was seeing. Cold sweat trickled down her back.

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Chapter 0922

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is Celeste, the mother of his twin daughters. They’re not married yet, but they plan to be, “Maximus explained. “Aria, your son my brother has been through hell. I was there the day we placed his ashes in the columbarium. I saw It

breath. “There’s so much I need to tell you thought you were dead. I begged Leonardo to tell me where you were, but

remained silent, her gaze fixed on the

to do is to give you the chance to meet your son. It’s time, Aria. It’s time for you to be the mother you were never allowed to be. Because whether you’re

the phone. She was speechless. Thoughts raced through her mind. Was this a

pictures didn’t lie. The people in them were