My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1167

Marcus just watched his wife, her eyes locked on the shore, her hands clutching the urn with quiet strength.

He understood this moment was crucial for her. She needed them as a family- but she also needed to do this alone.

Marcus, Serenity, John, Alden, Ethan, Isabelle, and the twins watched as she walked like a little girl seeing the ocean for the first time.

"Dad... I want to go with Mom..." John said, seeing her head toward the sea.

"We'll go in a little while. Right now, we have to let her say goodbye to her grandfather..."

"Okay..." John said, watching his mother wade into the water.

"Will she be okay?" Serenity asked, concerned.

"There's nothing she can't handle... She needs to do this alone. Look at her. The woman walking out there-that's not Valerie the wife, mother, and grandmother. That's Mary Preston, the young girl who once promised her grandfather they'd come here..."

trying to grasp

she needs to do, and when she's ready, we'll

That goodbye allowed him to keep going, at least in that part of his

gotten the chance to meet his child, but during the pregnancy, he had loved both his wife

needed by his side. He knew Valentina would have wanted that. Watching him die a slow death from grief wouldn't have been е something she would've supported. Especially since she had always been a free spirit-someone Angela Moriarty reminded him of. She had that same

similar to his aunt—and that was reflected in the kind of man Moriarty turned out to

these memories passed through Marcus's mind, Valerie stood in the ocean, feeling the calm rhythm of the waves. When she felt she was

if her grandfather were there,

I'm letting you go. Yes, Grandpa, I'm letting you

I'm not asking you to

want

to rest. It's time for

Life has given me the chance to find

I can't fool you. For a long time, I was confused. For years, I kept wondering... What would've happened if I'd stayed

is the love of my life. He's the man I want to spend the rest