My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1058

Valerie looked at the urn holding her grandpa Albert's ashes and couldn't help feeling a heavy weight in her chest. She was overwhelmed with nostalgia.

Just remembering the life she'd shared with her grandparents, and how suddenly her grandfather had passed, brought it all back.

"Oh, Grandpa... So much has changed since that day you came to pick me up from school," Valerie said wistfully.

She remembered that day so clearly-how her grandfather had suddenly shown up to take her somewhere unknown. That had been twenty-five years ago.

An adventure that led her to meet new people who, from the moment they came into her life, never left it again.

Today, Serenity and Alden were coming back from their honeymoon. Serenity, the daughter born from her youthful love, whom she adored, was about to start a new chapter. Soon, she'd be having her baby. She was lucky-she'd found a good partner. She'd learned to recognize those true sparks of love.

In just a couple of months, the newly formed Palmer Bartz family would be welcoming its newest member, a baby girl named Isabelle.

"My love... Valerie?" Marcus called from the doorway.

He'd been talking to her for five minutes, but she hadn't responded. Her eyes were fixed on her grandfather's ashes.

"Sorry! What were you saying? Did you call me?" Valerie said, snapping out of it. "My love, are you okay? I was talking to you for a while..." Marcus asked, curious. "Oh, it's nothing. Just women things... Actually, more like memories flooding in. What's up, tell me?"

"Hey, I talked to Serenity. She wants us to help with that house they saw in Hesperia. She wants us to tell the agent to check it out and work out the details so they can buy it-the one they liked in Hesperia."

"Wow! So, these kids are really serious about moving to Hesperia?"

"Of course, love! They already narrowed it down to five options Ethan showed them, with John's help."

"With your brilliant help, I assume..." Valerie said with a touch of sarcasm.

"What can I say? After they asked if it was possible to buy Silvercrest Castle or the Pines Estate... I had to step in and help a little. The Palmers really are born with a flair for the exotic."

just excited about living in a new country. And that whole exotic thing,

shocked and kind of stressed-place is so big, she doesn't

That Theodore, looks like he's gone nuts over his wife," Marcus said with

for so long, and honestly, just by looking at him—you can't deny he's handsome for his age. But

said, surprised, placing a hand dramatically

but yeah, that face and his voice?

Serenity gets back today. Want to go see them? We

doesn't seem to mind staying with us-he's more than welcome to stick around as long as he

That kid's basically ours at

living in Hesperia, I'm pretty sure things are going to stay

makes me

a great team. I just look at them and

I think they're going to be adorable.

just

chill out with your son-in-law. Whether you like it or not, he's

now."

out a little time in our busy schedules to hit the beach. Our little ones, Albert and Caroline, need to see the ocean-and honestly, we could use a little color too," Valerie said,

Hesperia, we'll make it happen," Marcus said, already thinking about the mountain of things they had to do once they

Bartzes talked about all their plans for finally returning to Hesperia, the

the girls' room, making as little noise as possible, and instantly wrapped his arms around her

they asleep?"

get them down tonight..." Celeste said,

pulling her in

us..." Celeste

to see us? Alden and Serenity aren't home, Ethan's at

went to the movies. The girls are fast asleep... so that means I've got you all to myself," he said, kissing

Celeste's skin tingle at the touch