My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 520

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Minutes after Frederick received Marcus’s call, the man was knocking on his door. When Frederick opened it, he was greeted by the sight of his friend and colleague’s battered face. 

“Marcus, what happened to you? Who did you fight with?” 

“Can I come in?” 

“Oh! Right! Come in, come in, my boy. When you called, I didn’t imagine you’d be in this sorry state.” 

“Am I that bad?” 

“Well, let’s just say your wife isn’t going to miss this.” 

“Ah, Frederick… I don’t think I even have a wife anymore. Maybe I never did.” 

“Marcus, don’t say stupid things. You have a wonderful woman, and remember, she’s pregnant. She might be irritable now, but that’s the pregnancy. Not all pregnancies are the same, and I imagine carrying twins isn’t easy.” “It’s not the pregnancy. It’s Peter. It’s always been him. He’s always been there. I was just a stand–in.” “Marcus… don’t be ridiculous. You’ve been married to Valerie for fifteen years. Marriage is something you build over time.” 

“Frederick, how would you know? You’ve never been married.” 

“No, I never got married–that was my choice. But I knew your parents and grandparents. Their lives weren’t perfect, with good times and bad, but they never blamed some outside person for their problems.” 

“Well, this time, it is because of someone. Peter is alive. That’s the damn variable.” 

Frederick felt pity for his friend. It was true that his parents and grandparents had their struggles, but none of them involved the shadow of an old love—at least, not as far as he knew. 

“Frederick, what’s in the briefcase?” 

“Marcus, I gave it to you months ago to review. That briefcase has complicated information. You should go through it. Along with the Peter situation, there are other things in there that will change how you see your family -and two others.” 

“Why don’t you just give me a summary? What’s so secretive about that report that you won’t just tell me?” 

“It’s a lot to unpack, and a lot of people are involved. Your family, the Prestons, and the Palmers are more interconnected than you can imagine. If you want the summary, I’ll give it to you, but first, let’s take care of those injuries.” 

“They already looked at them at the hospital. 

“Well, let me at least get you some pajamas so you can get out of those dirty clothes. Want to take a shower?” 

“Yes. My whole body aches.” 

“Should I assume Peter walked away worse off?” 

“Hmmm…” 

“Judging by your face, no. You’re losing your touch.” 

“I wanted to kill him, Frederick. Believe me, for a moment, I really wanted to. But I couldn’t. Can you imagine if 

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Valerie found out I was capable of something like that? She’d never forgive me. She’d see me as a monster.” 

Frederick looked at his friend’s anguished expression and sighed, shaking his head.