My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

"Mr. Palmer, I know you came here looking for something that might stop me from seeing my daughter. But I can assure you if there's one thing I've always been, it's stubborn. I didn't even listen to my own parents—at least not until they finally found a way to tie me down...

"And I won't back down from my desire to be part of my daughter's life. I know I'm not a shining example-not even close-but I truly hope I can turn things around. I hope I can become the kind of father my daughter can be proud of. I hope that when she looks at me, she doesn't feel ashamed.

"I understand that whatever I had with your daughter will never be again-that's a given. But at the very least, I want to be a present father to my child."

Maximus listened carefully, and it felt like looking at a younger version of himself. He would've loved to have had the chance to know his daughter Serenity from the beginning, but everything he'd done had taken him to a point of no return.

It wasn't the same situation-in fact, what Maximus had done was much worse than Adrian's mistakes, if he were being honest.

"Let me tell you something, Adrian. If you really want to meet your daughter and be part of her life, you've got a lot of work ahead of you.

"My little girl is one of my greatest priorities. So you can understand I'm not going to welcome you with open arms. And if you don't keep your word... I'll use every bit of my power to destroy you. And trust me what you're living through now will seem like heaven compared to what I'll bring down on you.

I can't force her into anything she doesn't want. But when it comes to my granddaughter, I'll only say this: if you want to see her-as Laura allows you're going to have to prove

is going to regret this, but... in one week, I want to see your résumé. Bring it to this address," Maximus said, handing him a business card for

Maximus felt something for the young man-not because he liked him, but because Adrian reminded him

always lived freely, while Maximus carried the weight of the company on

the family-because of him. The same thing was happening to

on the line. So, without thinking

you doing this?" Adrian

Maximus replied firmly. "I won't let her grow up thinking that her father's a

I'm going to help you. Don't expect any more favors from me.

looked at the man in disbelief. He couldn't understand what the hell was going through Maximus's head—but one thing was clear:What he was offering was completely unexpected... and he was going to

wall after wall- thanks to

boy.