My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1151

"But Matthew... He's still just a kid playing at being a father...

"And just because you became a father later in life doesn't mean you didn't make plenty of mistakes too. Remember?

"Let's be real, Maximus-why do you want him to stay here? You're not with him every day. You know he's at Moriarty's place. You call him, but that's it. And I'm not blaming you—Lucius isn't exactly an open book-but that's just who he is."

"So what should I do, then?"

"Let him go. I know it doesn't sound like the most reasonable idea-it might not be -but... Maximus, he's always been like this. He's never really been part of this whole thing. Let's be honest-just the fact that you and he have managed to keep the peace is a big deal. But that doesn't mean he has to stay here and watch everyone else live their perfect lives.

"He's looking for his own life. I don't think he knows if he wants it to be perfect- but I'm sure he wants it to be his."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I was the same. Think about it. I never talked about my family. I never had a partner. I settled for treating your kids like my grandkids. We've been through so much-but none of it was really mine. It was theirs. And with age, you accept that.

"You accept that time passed, life passed, and there's no going back. Maybe I didn't lose a wife, but I did let go of my life, my youth, my strength.

"I admire Theodore, honestly I do. He's only a few years younger than me. And look at him—he's a dad again. People might think that baby's his granddaughter, but he's happy with Fiona, Adam, and little Grace.

"You know something?"

"What?"

will always be

"Why?"

you really think about it, life has always kept us apart. We've hardly ever been close. Honestly, we've never had a real father-son relationship. Even now,

at home. Watching him suffer in silence kills me. And even if everyone else thinks we're in a good place right now, I don't feel that way. It tears me apart to see that my son didn't get a happy ending. My son, still so young, is a widower. Yeah, I know he messed up a few things, but that doesn't

I can live with it, sure. But..... it hurts more than you

right. Maybe Lucius really is your karma. Honestly, sometimes they say we don't pay for the mistakes we make—those who suffer are the ones we least expect. Maybe that's why you

his decision. Show him

did with Paul when

another bit of karma-watching the sons I love go off

karma. It's the right thing. And if your son believed it was the right thing if he truly believes he wants a connection with the man who gave him

that one day, all kids

that's where the saying comes from 'Children are only

Maximus. I've never

were like a father to me... That

case,

off with my dad, you

even do

chaos your

"What?"

we're old, and yeah, we