My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1120

Today, Valerie felt grateful for everything she'd lived through. Painful as it was, without it, she never would've had Serenity. Her daughter—who, for a little over two years, had been the only thing that was truly hers—was her whole world, the reason she didn't fall apart, the reason she learned to stand on her own.

And she had to admit it—when Marcus Bartz came into her life, everything changed. That man walked in and without asking, settled deep inside her heart.

Then came John, a perfect blend of them both. Proof that love had bloomed in her again. That son she loved so deeply was a reminder that it's always possible to start over, no matter the wounds or scars of the past.

Albert and Carrie were living proof of the love her husband always showed her—because even though they both made plenty of mistakes, they worked through it and brought their relationship back to life at a point when no one thought it was salvageable.

In the end, that whole journey had brought her to where she was now—and she couldn't feel more whole, more at peace.

Her daughter Serenity had found love with a man who truly loved and respected her. A man who, no matter how tough his father-in-law was, gave his all to earn his respect.

Her granddaughter, a beautiful copy of her mother, reminded Valerie of what it was like to become a mom for the first time. And she was grateful that life had been kind to her daughter in the best way possible.

Whenever she woke up at night, haunted by old memories, she would look at the man holding her in his arms and feel nothing but gratitude—for having him by her side and for the life they now shared.

She often got lost in thought, thinking about things that once were and could never be again.

She could've let sorrow take over, but no. She had finally let go of Peter's story—she released it, set it free—and doing so had brought her so much peace.