My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1056

Maximus watches his son closely, not knowing where to begin. How do you tell your son... that he's not really your son?

"Paul... you know I love you, right?" Maximus asks cautiously.

"Dad... for the second time, yes, I know. And I love you a lot too. But... what is it you wanted to tell me?"

"Paul, as you might've figured out by now, your mother and I weren't exactly the most responsible people in the world.

"Your mom made mistakes, I made mistakes... that's just life. What matters is owning up to them and moving forward.

"When I say I love you, I don't mean it in some empty way, like when you're trying to impress a girl. You're my son, and I love you because of that. I saw you being born, I watched you grow, and even if I wasn't always right there with you, I tried to stay close and see you grow."

Maximus took a deep breath and let it out in a long sigh. His stomach twisted, and he knew he couldn't put it off any longer.

"Paul, I loved your mother in many different ways, no matter how difficult she could be because let's be honest, she wasn't the easiest person-but still, I loved her, so much that I didn't think about the consequences of my actions.

"But sometimes, something happens-a fight, an event-that sets things off in ways we don't want. Your mother and I argued from time to time, and I know you kids witnessed that. That didn't mean I didn't love her, and it didn't mean she didn't love me.

"One day, your mother and I had a fight. She left for a while. I'm not justifying it, but she thought our marriage was over.

ask. I was too angry, and to be honest, I don't even remember

then, we both truly thought it was over. At that point, it was just Lucius and Laura," Maximus said, trying to make it sound as casual as

and I come along then?" Paul asked, clearly

give it another shot. But... well, things had gotten messy. I hadn't been a good husband-I was always caught up in work and I neglected your mom

us, she tried to start a new life in Paris. And during that time, she ran into someone from her past and... things happened. I never threw that in

cheated on you?" Paul asked,

both got involved with other people," Maximus said, trying to soften the

started seeing other people

and got back together..." Maximus said, watching his

telling me all this..." Paul

very much. But... you were born during that separation," Maximus said, trying to speak as

was

"Of course you were our reconciliation baby! But...

your biological father," Mesot

his words slow and

me I was fathered by someone else?"

you've always been my son," Maximus said, trying to get through to

off into

you're my son, and I love you just