My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus)

Maximus, Diana, and Adele arrived home. Little Adele was completely exhausted -her day out had been long and tiring. For Maximus, spending time with his granddaughter filled his heart and eased the anxiety of what was coming.

Laura heard her father arrive and immediately left her room to see him.

"Dad?” Laura asked as she stepped into Adele's room.noveldrama

"My girl, we thought you were already asleep, so we didn't want to wake you. We just brought Adele straight to her room."

"Don't worry, it's fine. She can stay here—she's too deep asleep to move her again. I'll just take the monitor."

"How did things go with that guy?"

"Good..."

"Laura..."

"What is it, Dad?"

"I know you, and I know that 'good' means a lot of things. I just want you to know that if you decide to forgive him and get back together, I wouldn't be angry. But even so, I'd still want to talk to him."

"Dad, what makes you think that? I don't want to, and I'm not even considering getting back with him. It's just that things got a little out of hand..."

"What do you mean? What happened?"

“Well... let's just say I might have upset someone..." Laura said, looking down at the floor.

"What happened, Laura?"

"Come to the kitchen. I'll tell you everything while I make you some coffee-just the way you like it," Laura said with a smile.

"Alright, let's go. But this sounds like a bribe... and you know it, don't you?"

"Of course not... I just prefer to tell you everything while you're relaxed."

"Laura..."

"Come on, let's go!" she said, grabbing the monitor as they left the room.

Laura had a knot in her stomach. She would have preferred not to say anything about what had happened, but she knew Alice probably wouldn't let the matter rest. She had spent the evening thinking about it and decided it was better for her father not to be caught off guard. So, she had made up her mind-she would only tell him about today's incident.

"Alright, we're in the kitchen now. Are you going to tell me what's going on?" Maximus asked, intrigued by the situation.

"Okay..." Laura sighed as she put a kettle on with water and cinnamon.

"What happened? Did that man treat you badly?"

"No, he didn't. We had a calm conversation, and I laid out my conditions for him to

see my daughter. But the problem started when his wife showed up."

"He's married?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

"I don't think so... I would've remembered that."

"Well, he got married a while ago, around the time we were out of the country." "Oh, I see!"

"His wife is from the George family. Her name is Alice Alice George. She was my classmate at the school you transferred me from..."

"Hmm... I see." Maximus didn't say anything else, but he immediately suspected this had something to do with why Laura had left that school. She had always been reluctant to talk about it. "So, what happened?"

"Oh, Dad! I don't know what got into me. She started saying awful things about

Adele, and I just... I got so angry. I think I lost control."

"You lost control?"

"Yeah... I slapped her and then threatened her."

"Laura! Where was Benson?"

"He arrived, don't blame him, but I don't think even he could've stopped me. The way she spoke about Adele infuriated me... Dad, I said a lot. things, but you know I'd never actually hurt anyone. Well... okay, I

did pull her hair a little

it."

Maximus looked at his daughter. She seemed genuinely worried and scared. She was definitely no longer the shy little girl who had come to him just over a year ago. She was growing up-no longer a child, but a young woman learning to navigate the world.

"Did she do anything else to you?"

"She tried to slap me first, but I didn't let her. So... I did what Serenity once told me to do."

"And what did Serenity say?"

"Better they cry at home than I cry at mine.' So... you can imagine what

happened." Laura looked down at the floor.