My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 580

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him, to stop him, to plead for him to As Marcus left their bedroom, Valerie felt an overwhelming urge to run afte stay. But she didn’t. Deep down, she knew she had hurt him and despite her words, the truth of her feelings was evident in her actions. The lies she tried to convince herself of were transparent to Marcus, who could see right through her. 

Valerie sat back down on the bed, clutching her stomach as a cramp made her wince. She forced herself to calm down. Marcus had been right–her first priority had to be her babies. They were the reason he had left, to avoid saying or doing something in anger that could harm them. 

As she lay on her side, the moonlight streaming through the curtains, she tried to piece together when everything had gone so wrong- 

‘For God’s sake, Valerie,‘ her inner voice sneered. ‘Marcus is right. Today, you were ready to throw everything away for Peter. If he’d been home, if he’d said the right words, you would’ve left everything behind to be with him. 

“Of course not! I’d never do something so crazy!” Valerie said aloud, startling herself. 

“Oh, really? Do you believe that nonsense?‘ the voice shot back. 

“Damn it. I’m tired of even accusing myself of something that never happened,” Valerie muttered, trying to silence her thoughts. 

‘Then answer this–what would you have done if Peter had been home? Or better yet, what would you have done if you weren’t pregnant? What would have happened in his study if you hadn’t held back?” 

“I’m exhausted. That’s all,” Valerie said to herself, trying to end the conversation with her own mind. 

Despite her attempts to push the thoughts away, the questions gnawed at her. Finally, she closed her eyes and fell into a restless sleep. 

In the middle of the night, she rolled over, reaching instinctively for Marcus’s side of the bed. The cold emptiness sent a shiver through her. She missed his embrace, his hands on her belly as they fell asleep. A pang of guilt struck her, sharp and unforgiving. 

“This is nothing more than the consequence of your actions the voice whispered. 

“Shut up! Just leave me alone!” Valerie thought, desperate to drown it out. 

‘I’m your conscience, Valerie. You can try to silence me, but you’re not at peace with yourself. You never stopped loving Peter. Marcus was just someone to keep you from being alone, someone to give Serenity a father. John and the twins are part of that process, but now you regret not staying single. If you had, you could have been with Peter when he came back. You’d be a family now, and he would’ve either remembered his love for you or fallen for you all over again.” 

“Stop it,” she whispered, tears welling up. 

‘Face it, Valerie. That’s what you don’t want to admit, but it’s written all over your face and actions.” 

The tears she had been fighting finally spilled over. The voice she wanted so badly to silence was right. That was exactly what she had been thinking and feeling, but she didn’t want to admit it–not even to herself. 

The first rays of sunlight peeked through the curtains. A soft knock came at the door. 

“Can I come in?” 

It was Camille. She had noticed that Marcus’s SUV was gone but pretended not to know why. 

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