My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 795

"That little girl is also your daughter. You can’t deny that if life had given you the chance, you would have raised her as your own. And I know you would have done a great job."

"Oh, Maximus... That’s something I actually want to apologize for..."

"What? For what?"

"For trying to pretend I was Serenity’s father. I was going to take away your chance to know her."

"Let’s just say we were both idiots. But, well... your friend turned out to be the smarter one."

"Maximus!"

"What? It’s true! While you and I were fighting over Mary, he walked away with the grand prize. Marcus didn’t fight, didn’t make a fuss, and yet, he ended up winning."

"The Art of War."

"Peter! Now you're quoting books at me? You’re an idiot! But... you’re my idiot."

Both brothers laughed, talking and joking around, exchanging sarcasm, insults, and stories. Then, out of nowhere, Peter fell silent. After a moment, he spoke.

"Maximus, promise me something..."

"Go on..."

"If, for some reason, something goes wrong during the surgery... If my life is at risk... First, I want you to help take care of my kids and Celeste. I have plenty of savings, and I know Theodore will handle things financially, but I want you to help raise my children—all of them, even Alden. Even though he’s older, I want you to guide him to be a good person. Teach them to be better people than I ever was. My hands are stained. My conscience isn’t clean."