Chapter 1055

After breakfast, where Maximus, Lucius, and Laura just stared at each other, waiting to see what would happen, Maximus decided he'd spend the day with Paul. He wanted to take him out for a bit. Maurice tried to tag along, but Laura and Lucius kept him distracted.

"Dad, where are we going?" Paul asked, curious.

"Hmm? No idea. I just want to talk with you. There are two things I want us to chat about."

"What things?" Paul asked again, not quite getting what his dad meant.

"Well... The first and most important one-You know I love you, right?"

"Yes, Dad! I love you too, but... what's all this about?"

"Oh, I know! Let's go to the lookout point!" Maximus said, remembering it was an open spot, perfect for a heart-to-heart. "I want to have a man-to-man talk with you," he said sincerely.

"Really? Why?" Paul asked, surprised.

"Hey, do you want anything from the store?"

"A soda?"

"Alright, first store we see, we'll stop and grab one."

As soon as they saw a little shop, father and son hopped out to get sodas and some snacks.

"What's up, Dad? You seem kinda off today," Paul asked, a bit thrown off by his dad's mood.

"Hey... how've you been these past few days?"

"Great, Dad! Really great, I'd say..." he answered honestly.

and you asked me about the woman

didn't want to

was such a vivid dream... it almost felt like going back in

"What?" Paul said, surprised.

girls, which isn't a bad thing, but I just want you

want something from you. I won't lie, I'm not totally okay seeing you surrounded by so

it—you're a really handsome kid. You got that from your mom. But you need

without meaning to, we hurt the wrong people... and that's the kind of karma that sticks with you

you finally gonna tell me the story about that girl

do you want to know?" Maximus replied

"Everything!"

"Well, I'm not gon

and I don't want to dwell on something that happened so long

that I put her through some pretty rough moments- moments you should never, and

said, leaning in with

tell him what he felt Paul needed to know. He felt ashamed that his son would find out the kind of man he'd been when he was

said, shocked. "That was really

about. Honestly, if I'd left her right after we got back from

like I said, we

totally straight with you, I think it wasn't really love or affection at the start. It

like her, just like you like the girls you go out with. But l don't think I was strong enough, in the end, I hurt her, and she didn't deserve to go through everything I put

her,

a good man and is happily married. After a lot of misunderstandings and arguments, she and I... we kind of tried to

mean? Do you still

not like we hang out, but yeah... we do need to see each other now and then.

"What is it?"

"A daughter."

quiet.

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