My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 794

After a long conversation, Celeste left the room, allowing a distressed Maximus to go in and see his brother.

"How are you?" Maximus asked cautiously.

"I'm fine! The headache is gone..." Peter said as he got comfortable in bed.

"I had to tell her. I couldn't keep hiding it anymore, Peter," Maximus said, feeling a bit guilty.

"I know! At first, I thought you were an idiot, but I think things turned out okay," Peter said calmly.

"Okay? What happened?"

"You're getting a little nosy lately, don't you think?"

"Peter! I'm worried about you, and you're giving me half-truths!"

"Okay, okay. I didn’t want to tell Celeste anything because I didn’t want to worry her. But you told her everything. I know I must have done terrible things for her not to want me around, but after what you told her, she’s back to being herself and... Thank you, Maximus! I know I shouldn't have kept it from her, but I didn’t want her to see me as some kind of freak. I didn’t want her to pity me. I was afraid of losing her."

"Peter..."