My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus)

Valerie sipped her coffee while waiting for everyone to come down for breakfast.noveldrama

The family had decided to spend a few days in Coravela.

At last, Valerie had traveled through various places where she left a little bit of her

grandfather behind. She had made a long list of locations, and Marcus, her loyal

adventure companion, along with their kids, had gone with her.

Sometimes even Serenity, Alden, and Isabelle had joined them.

She was lost in memories—it had been 25 years since a seemingly ordinary day

turned into a journey that lasted for years. So many years had gone by since her

life changed in an instant.

She had to admit, her life hadn't been bad. Sure, it had its ups and downs, and

she had suffered losses. The biggest one was Peter, and there was no denying

that.

Peter would always be the man she thought she'd spend her life with. Even

though everything seemed to be going well, they never ended up together. And

even if he hadn't died physically, for her, in her life, he died the day he died. That

was that, and she would always carry his memory with her.

"Mommy!" said John, hugging her and snapping her out of her daydream.

"What is it, my love?" said Valerie, sweetly hugging her son.

"I love you!" John said, looking her in the eyes.

"I love you too. In fact, I don't just love you—I adore you, my darling. You always

have to remember that, okay, sweetheart?" Valerie said in a calm voice.

"I love you too, my beautiful mommy!" said the boy, hugging her even tighter.

"I love all of you!" Marcus said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Marcus, my love!" Valerie said, smiling at him.

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"You looked a little tired, and today's going to be a long day—and a special one."

"Why special, Mommy?" John asked curiously.

"Because today we're going to finish this story, a story that's taken 25 years of my

life..." said Valerie, looking at the container with her grandfather's ashes.

"Is today the day?" Marcus asked, interested.

"Yes, today is a good day..."

"Alright then, I'll ask them to get the cars ready so we can head to Solaria..."

"Thanks, love," said Valerie, feeling her husband's strong arms wrap around her.

"You don't need to thank me, my life. You are my life, and I'll always be here for

you and our kids. Speaking of, where are Serenity, Alden, Ethan, and Isabelle?"

"Oh! They got up early and went for a walk before the sun gets too high—it's too

much for Isa otherwise."

"Ah, got it. Well, once we finish breakfast, we'll head out to Solaria. I'm going to

check on my precious twins... I'm sure they're already up."

"Want some coffee?"

"Yes, please... John, sweetheart, come with me. Let's go get the twins—I can't do

it alone, you know how they tackle me."

Valerie watched her husband and

son leave the kitchen. She kept

sipping her coffee and hurried to

prepare breakfast with the help of

the house staff. Even after all these

years living like this, she still hadn't

gotten used to having help around

the house.

Valerie's life was relatively peaceful and calm, except for some occasional stress

from work and surprise orders.

Opening her jewelry stores had been a big success. She still had the magic touch

—every piece she designed carried a little part of her in it.

Coming back to Hesperia had definitely been one of her best decisions. She didn't

know why, but even though Valentia was beautiful, it never let her feel at ease. It

stirred up a storm of emotions—mostly painful ones.

Valentia was where she fell in love

for the first time, got married for the

first time, got divorced, and got

pregnant for the first time. When she

tried to start over, she experienced

for the first time the pain of losing

someone who loved her

unconditionally.

Valentia was a land of firsts, but

even though she had overcome

them, they had slowly chipped away

at her peace. Hesperia represented a

new beginning—this is where she

arrived pregnant, where her first

daughter was born, and where life

began to sound different