My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1075

After several hugs and a strange sense of emptiness, Lucius and Amanda left the house.

Lucius started driving, knowing he still had to get home—he hadn't said goodbye to his siblings, his father, or the grandfather he'd just met.

Time was ticking. Through the rearview mirror, he caught a glimpse of Serenity and her husband heading back inside.

That image stayed with him. He smiled and turned his focus back to the road.

"You okay?" Amanda asked, noticing how quiet he'd gone.

"Yeah…" he said, reaching over to take her hand and kiss it. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For this. For pushing me to find her, for helping me patch things up with her…" Lucius said sincerely.

"I would've loved to have siblings. I think it's only fair. Neither of you deserved to be separated over things from the past. None of it was your fault."

"I know. Believe me, I know," Lucius said, the weight of his past flashing through his mind.

"You'll see—we'll be back sooner than you think," Amanda said, making it clear she included herself in that promise.

"You think Judge Moriarty will let us?" Lucius asked, unsure.

"Well, at least me, yes…" Amanda said with a cheeky smile.

"Amanda…" he said, giving her a death stare.

She just smiled and shrugged.

"Come on, we've gotta head to the airport. According to Moriarty's itinerary, we barely have time to eat with everyone and then head out," Lucius said, picking up the pace on the road.

"Alright, let's go eat… You know what?" Amanda said, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"What?"

"I'm already starting to miss this place—and we haven't even left yet," she said honestly.

"What are you going to miss?"

"Well… I think your bedroom," she said, shooting him a flirty look.

"Amanda!" Lucius said, clearly flustered and blushing hard.

"What? I've got some very good memories in that room."

"God… What am I gonna do with you?"

Lucius was surprised by those words. If he remembered correctly, Maximus used to be extremely perfectionist.

But now, that man looked more relaxed than ever, clearly enjoying the presence of his whole family.

"I'm coming, Maximus. Chill out. What's with the yelling? You could just call me on my phone, and I'll come. And I wasn't hovering—I was with Isabelle.

Her words made the couple turn bright red.

Lunch flew by in the blink of an eye, with everyone laughing at Maurice and Paul's jokes.

Even Magnus, with his dry sarcasm, managed to crack a few smiles. Maximus watched the scene unfold and made sure to burn it into his memory—this was the first time he was truly surrounded by his whole family.

Well, almost—Serenity was missing. But he understood perfectly. She needed to be home, resting.

Maximus knew he wouldn't trade what he had now for anything. Not all the money or power in the world. This—this—was what he had always wanted.

Now he finally knew what it meant to have a whole family. They weren't perfect, and they didn't need to be. They were just a family that had spent far too long stuck between the past and the present.