My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 994

Maximus and Serenity gathered all the loot. Serenity, albeit reluctantly, accepted the jewelry her father handed her. After that, Maximus took the box, and they left the room.

“So this is where Mom lived when she was young?” Serenity asked, looking around.

“Yes… Actually, this has always been my home. I’ve lived here since I was a kid,” Maximus said nostalgically.

“Wow! This house is huge. Hey, Maximus, didn’t they seize this house?”

“Yes, but legally, it belongs to Laura,” Maximus replied calmly.

“What?”

“Leonardo… I don’t know how, but he transferred this house and Catherine’s house under Laura’s name. So, legally, both houses belong to her.”

“Does she know?”

“No, not yet… After your wedding, I want to make some changes, but I don’t want anything to affect your big day,” he said, hugging his daughter.

“Thank you!”

“For what?” Maximus asked, intrigued.

“For this. For thinking of me, for thinking about my happiness. I know we haven’t spent many years together, and I know that if you could have, you would have. Maybe you’re stubborn, but now you’re making things right, Maximus Evans.”

“I have to… You’re never too old to change, don’t you think?”

“You’re not old… Just a little aged… Besides, I think you’re stealing some collagen from Diana,” Serenity said with a grin.

“Hey!” Maximus blushed.

“Am I wrong? Diana’s what, in her twenties?”

“Something like that…”

“There you go. She’s going to be a really young mom for Paul and Maurice, don’t you think? Are you planning on having more kids?”

“I can’t have more kids… I already have too many. Don’t you think?”

“But… What if Diana wants kids?”

“That’s something that worries me… I’m older, and she’s fine with it now, but if someday she wants her own children, I wouldn’t want to deny her that.”

“Well, good thing there’s a reversal now.”

“What?”

“Yeah, I saw it in a video. Apparently, there’s a reversal for your procedure.”

“Hey! I never said I had a procedure…”

“But your face did…”

“How does it work?”

“I don’t know, Maximus. I just saw a video. But you should look into it before you start thinking the best thing to do is walk away from her. Diana seems like a great woman—she’s grounded, and she’s been by your side through all the bad times.”

“I know!”

“Good… Hey?”

“What?”

Something suddenly crossed Maximus’s mind. He remembered something and began pulling off the sheets, searching frantically.

“Where is it? Where is it? It should be here… Where could it be?” he muttered. Once all the furniture was uncovered, he still hadn’t found what he was looking for.

“Idiot! Of course… It’s not here.” He walked out of the room and headed straight for the study. Like everything else, it was covered up. He walked straight to a bookshelf.

“There you are! It’s time for you to go back to your real family, Albert. I’m sorry—I never meant to leave you behind. But I know someone who will be happy to see you… Your great-granddaughter is all grown up, and in two days, she’s getting married. I’m sure you’d be happy to be with her, too,” he said, looking at the container.

“Dad…” A voice spoke behind him.

Maximus turned around and saw Serenity standing at the entrance of the study.

“What is it, Serenity?”

“I was just coming to see you, but I heard you talking to yourself…”

“I wasn’t talking to myself—I was talking to your great-grandfather… Albert, meet Serenity Bartz Hunter, your great-granddaughter, my daughter.”

“Are those… Are those…?”

“Yes, Serenity. These are your great-grandfather’s ashes. They were left here when the police came and locked the place up. I just remembered, and I’m taking them with me to give them to your mother. He needs to be with his family. It’s time for him to stop wandering.”

“Dad… This is going to mean the world to Mom,” she said, touching the urn.

“Come on, let’s go. You take your great-grandfather; I’ll take the jewelry box—that one’s heavier.”

“Okay…”

Father and daughter left the house. What started as an escape to clear their minds ended with a flood of memories—and a fortune to divide.