My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1154

After Amanda's death, many lives were shaken in one way or another. For Peter, the wedding had to be

postponed. For Laura, the entire ordeal beca

revelation-it showed just how committed Adrian was to their relationship and to the family that had welcomed

him.

Amid all this, Maximus was keeping an eye on Lucius, even though the latter had started isolating himself.

Diana's pregnancy added another layer of stress, causing Maximus to unintentionally neglect his younger sons.

While the boys understood the situation, they still felt the sting of his absence.

That's when Adrian, stepping into a role he'd never imagined for himself, took it upon himself to be there for the

boys. He guided them in his own way-especially when he noticed Paul was beginning to drift, focusing more on

girls than on school.

Seeing how much recent events had impacted Paul's behavior, Adrian sat him down for a serious talk. Looking at

the boys was like looking into his past. Even though his family had never split-because in their world, scandal

was to be avoided at all costs-he still bore the scars of all the issues between his parents.

So, he couldn't help but reach out to the two brothers.

[Months Ago]

"Your dad loves you... Things aren't great right now, but he loves you more than anything. Just be patient, it'll

settle down eventually," Adrian said gently.

"Dad's all about Diana now. He's already moved on... He doesn't care about us anymore," Maurice said sadly.

"It's not that he doesn't love you. Con, sit down," Adrian said as he poured three glasses of chocolate milk.

"Your dad worries about you—that's why he takes care of everything."

"It sure doesn't seem like it," Paul said firmly.

"How can you say that? Look around you-you live in a huge house, you've got food, a roof over your head. What

do you think would happen if that suddenly disappeared?"

"I don't know!"

"Exactly. You don't need to worry about that because your dad takes care of it. Maybe he's not as close to you

right now as he was before, but that doesn't mean he stopped loving you.

"When someone leaves, they leave a huge hole in the hearts of those who loved them. That's what's happening

with your brother Lucius. And with Diana-yes, she's pregnant, and of course Maximus is concerned-but it's a

different kind of worry."

"You know what? Even if he doesn't say it, your dad is scared the sthing that happened to Amanda might

happen to Diana."

"But she's healthy..."

"Amanda was healthy too. Everything seemed fine until it wasn't. | know you're both young, but try to see things

from your father's perspective.

"He's got a newborn granddaughter without a mother. He's dealing with a son who's shut himself off from

everyone. Lucius is grieving in his own way, but that grief affects your dad and through him, it affects you.

"And now, with Diana in the scondition Amanda was in, it's all piling up on him. But that doesn't mean he

doesn't love you or that he's forgotten about you. He's just overwhelmed. You need to try to understand that. |

know it's hard, but you're strong enough.

"Your dad has always been there for you. Now he needs you to be there for him— or at least to try to understand

him."

"Dad is good to us... but lately he forgets everything. It's like he's on autopilot," Maurice muttered.

"Because things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to. Even you said it— your uncle Peter's wedding

was canceled."

"We want to understand him, but we need him too," Paul said, his voice steady.

"Of course. And he needs you too. But sometimes, in life, you have to wait-or speak up. | suggest you find a

moment to talk to him. Tell him how you feel."

After smore conversation, the boys calmed down a bit. In their minds, they were already considering what

path to take next.

Paul knew there was a door he hadn't knocked on yet-but he didn't want to go through it alone.

[Present Day]

"What's wrong, Laura?" Adrian asked, noticing the mother of his daughter staring out the kitchen window.

"When did life change again? We had a few peaceful months-everything seemed like it was finally settling

down... but no, it all fell apart again," she said with a heavy sigh.

Adrian walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her cheek. Over the past few months,

the two of them had been slowly rebuilding what they once had, finding their rhythm again.

"My love, that's just how life is.

Sometimes it's calm, sometimes it's chaos. A lot of what we go through is the result of our choices, but. some

things are just out of our hands-like what we're dealing with now," Adrian said, trying to ease the burden she

carried.

"| wish everything could go back to how it was. | wish none of this had happened.

Did you know Lucius wants to move to Hesperia?"

"What?"

"Yeah... He's really going. Serenity toldshe already found a house for him and the baby."

"Seriously?"

"Apparently, he wants to leave without even saying goodbye."

"Wow... | wasn't expecting that. But how's he going to nage? As far as we

know, Moriarty's wife is still helping him with the baby."

"I only know what Serenity told me. | want to go see him."

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Once Adele was ready, the three of them set off from the Evans house

toward the Moriarty residence. Laura had only one goal: convince Luciusto stay. She needed her brother. He was

family, and she couldn't bear to let him go not now, not when he needed her the most, even if he couldn't admit

it yet.