My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 947

After an hour-long drive, Valerie arrived at the Palmer house. The butler led her to the living room while Serenity came down from her room. To her surprise, she found herself alone with Celeste—the first time they had been face-to-face since the hospital.

Celeste greeted her with a warm smile.

“Valerie, hi! How are you?”

“Hi, Celeste! I’m good, I came to see Serenity,” Valerie said, feeling a bit nervous.

“Oh, have they told her you’re here?” Celeste asked kindly.

“Yes, they said she’ll be down in a moment… How are your babies? I heard your labor was way earlier than expected.”

“Yes, way too early—thirteen weeks ahead of schedule, actually. It was tough for a while, but now the girls are doing much better,” Celeste said honestly.

“I’m so glad to hear that! Have you chosen their names yet?”

“Yes, one of them will be Martina, and the other will be Flora.”

“One of them is named after Peter’s mother…” Valerie said, recalling the name.

“Yes, and the other one after my mother. They’re identical. They’re sleeping now, but as soon as they wake up, I’ll take you to meet them,” Celeste said warmly.

“I’m really happy to hear they’re doing well, and you look a lot better too,” Valerie replied sincerely, remembering how difficult her last pregnancy had been.

“Yes, they had to do an emergency C-section. It’s still a little hard for me to stretch and move around, but you know how it is—little by little, I’ll get better.”

Celeste hesitated for a moment before speaking again.

“Valerie…”

“Yes?” Valerie replied, noticing the nervousness in her voice.

“Since the engagement dinner, I’ve been meaning to tell you something…” Celeste said, trying to sound calm.

“Go ahead…”

“Don’t you recognize me?” Celeste asked cautiously.

“What?” Valerie said, caught off guard.

“Yes… Do I look familiar to you at all?” Celeste asked again, trying to stir her memory.

Valerie stared at her. It was true—since the first time she saw her, something about her felt familiar. But she hadn’t been able to place where she knew her from.

“To be honest?” Valerie said, choosing to be upfront.