My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 405

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“Maximus, are you okay?” 

“Like you? You! You’re dead…! You’re not my brother! I’m confusing myself, my head is playing tricks on me…” 

“No, Maximus, it’s not a trick of your mind. You know it’s really me.” 

“No! My brother is dead, my brother didn’t have children, and certainly not grandchildren. You’re just someone who looks a lot like him…” 

“Okay, if that’s really what you believe, then I don’t need to be wasting my time,” Peter said, somewhat exasperated. 

Just as Peter began walking toward the door of his car, Maximus snapped out of his daze. He grabbed Peter’s arm, pulled him close, hugged him tightly, and began to cry. It was a heartbreaking sob, and for a moment, he released his hug, looking at Peter’s face and touching it with curiosity. 

Maximus… you’re suffocating me!” 

“Sorry, sorry! But I can’t believe it! You’re alive…! I need to know what happened. How did you survive? I have so *many questions…” 

“Well, I don’t think the street is the right place to talk. Let’s go for coffee. I really need one. Where’s your car?” 

“It’s a few cars behind yours…” 

“Alright. Can you drive?” 

“Yes!” 

“Okay, follow me. I know a good place around here.” 

The two men got into their respective cars. After ten minutes, Peter parked his car in front of a discreet yet elegant café. Maximus did the same. He still touldn’t believe what be was seeing. Twenty years of remorse had been weighing on him, and now he had his brother standing before him. Peter still displayed part of the carefree character he had before, but what Maximus didn’t know was that the man was doing his best to try to remember him. He knew who he was from photos, but he had no idea what his relationship with him had been like. 

“What will you order?” Peter asked, looking at the menu. 

“Just an Americano..” 

“Alright! I think I’ll have a double espresso. Today, I really need coffee. I didn’t sleep well. Ethan–remembered a last–minute assignment, and we were up until 3 am worlding on it. Then I had a conference at 5 am. I’ve only had a couple of hours of sleep.” 

Maximus was a bit disoriented. Peter was telling him about his life as if nothing had happened, as if he had always been there. 

After the waiter took their orders, Peter looked at his brother and said, “Okay, ask me whatever you want… I’m an open book.” 

“Why? How are you alive?” 

“Well, I guess I should start with something a bit complicated. I have to confess that I don’t know who the hell you are. I know you’re my brother because my friend told me, but I don’t remember you.” 

“How? What do you mean?” 

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