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

"Why?"

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, after we've patched things up, he

we're in a good place right now, I don't feel that way. It tears me

just brush off. I can live with it, sure. But..... it hurts

don't pay for the mistakes we

case, let him go. Accept his decision.

you did with Paul when

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

not karma. It's the right thing. And if your son believed it was the right thing if he truly believes he wants

day, all kids

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

I've never been a

a father to

that case, you

keeps running off with my dad, you two old

you even do

escape the chaos your kids

"What?"

we're old, and