My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0962

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The walk to the café felt endless to Lucius. He needed to get there as soon as possible and save Amanda from Angela’s interrogation. He was worried she’d dig up embarassing details about his past, and even more worried that Amanda would end up scared of the kind of man he had been under Frank and Leonardo’s influence,

Anthony had been silent most of the way, only breaking it once to ask about the girl. Lucius knew he had to answer –if he didn’t, the man would find out on his own.

“Who is Amanda Hayward?” Moriarty asked without slowing: his pace.

“She’s… She’s… She’s a girl 1 just started seeing,” Lucius admitted honestly.

Maximus was surprised. Lucius was never this open with him. The two of them had never had a conversation like this before, but he wasn’t going to judge–he just wanted to observe,

“From what I know, you’ve been seeing her for weeks at that café where you do your schoolwork instead of staying at your apartment,” Moriarty said, making it clear he already knew everything, so there was no point in hiding it.

“Yeah, but we only just started going out…” Lucius replied nervously,

“Whatever. It’s your decision what you do. I promised your mother I’d look out for you and your best interests. But if that means keeping you away from your family and your father… sometimes promises need to be broken,” Moriarty said without stopping.

“What do you mean by that?” Maximus asked, intrigued, his eyes full of surprise as he looked at his son.

“I mean that if Lucius wants to go back with you, he can. But he knows his studies will be interrupted again, and he’ll have to take that risk,” Moriarty said with absolute certainty in his voice.

“Hey! I’m right here, in case you forgot. I’m not a kid anymore,” Lucius protested.

“You be quiet, young man. The adults are talking,” Moriarty said, knowing it would irritate him.

never do anything that could harm my son. The decision is his, not mine,” Maximus said in response to Moriarty’s suggestion.

to come back and live with them, he knew that returning would mean losing all the progress he had made at university–just like last time. He

café where my wife is Moriarty said as he opened the

small child wrapped herself around Moriarty’s legs, and the cold, hardened man he showed to the

to see this side of Moriarty. Everyone in Valentia knew him as a strict, no–nonsense man. His personal and family life were rarely discussed–people only knew he was married and had a daughter, but public appearances were

meet Amanda Hayward,”

greeted the

need to meet is this man right here… He is Maximus Evans, father of Sebastian

rushing to

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Maximus said, shaking her hand

peculiar about her. Her eyes were as blue as Alexia’s, but everything else about her

are you okay?” Lucius

a fly,

haven’t seen any of that

practically Lucius’s female counterpart. Educated, yes, but just as bold and outspoken as Lucius had been as a child–before his grandparents got too involved in his life.

some delicious coffee, and you two tell us how

my situation,” Lucius grumbled, seeing how much she enjoyed

Sebastian, I haven’t seen you in months. Of course, I want to know everything you two have been up to- besides, well, you know,” Angela teased, covering Valentina’s ears.

those topics off the table,

You probably don’t remember… or maybe you didn’t even notice, Sebastian,” Amanda said, looking at him and taking his hand. “That day, you were with this same man–your sister’s husband. You two were arguing heatedly. I had just arrived from a trip, and you were gesturing wildly, shouting about something you disagreed with. In all that commotion, you almost hit me. I stepped aside to dodge you but nearly fell down the stairs. You managed to catch me by the waist just in time. We locked eyes, and

expression changed as she