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.

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 you deserve

week, I want to see your résumé. Bring it to this address," Maximus said, handing him a business card for the new company

for the young man-not because he liked him, but because Adrian reminded him of his brother. That same brother who was always in trouble, always frowned

while Maximus carried

But back then, his poor brother had been cast out of the family-because of him. The same thing was happening to this kid, and back in the day, Peter had been saved by

the line.

you doing this?" Adrian

"I won't let her grow up thinking

and only time I'm going to help you. Don't expect any more favors from me. You'd better take advantage of this chance... because there won't be a second

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

to hit wall after wall- thanks to the George family, who shut every door on him,

boy.