My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1057

"To hell with that stupid paternity test! To hell with what anyone says! What matters is that you are my son and I love you—here, there, anywhere. You're my son," Maximus said firmly, pulling his son into a hug.

"Why the hell are you telling me this? Why now? Huh? What did you think I'd say after hearing all this?" Paul threw his questions at his father, needing answers.

"My son… I'm telling you because… your real father showed up," Maximus said, like he was laying down a massive weight.

"What?!" Paul said, shocked.

"Your biological father's name is Pierre Legrand Bouygues. He's from France, and he wants to meet you."

"What?! Are you insane? No! I don't want to!" Paul screamed in anger.

"Son… I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want. But I just want to say one thing—the man wants to meet you, and maybe he deserves a chance. In the end, what happened nearly 16 years ago was a mess that three adults didn't know how to handle.

"Your mother never let him see you, but I can tell you this from experience—give him a chance.

"Look at me and your grandfather Magnus—he had to wait over 50 years to meet me. Your uncle Peter and his mom—over 40 years. We're living proof that things can still turn out okay."

"Yeah, but the difference is Grandpa Leonardo wanted us all dead for his money…"

"Yeah, that's the difference. But that doesn't mean this man's the same. I'm just asking you to take it in. I know it's hard and you weren't expecting to hear this from me, but…

"I have to do what's right. Believe me, if it were up to me, I'd never have told you the truth. But now that your real father has come forward, I can't deny him the chance to meet you."

"You're my dad! That man isn't! Tell me! Where's he been all this time? Why didn't he look for me? Is he here to mess up my life? Huh? He wants our money, right? That's why he showed up—he just wants to see what he can get out of us!" Paul shouted, furious.

"Son… I wish I could tell you that man's just out to take something from us, but no—he doesn't need a single cent from us.