Chapter 0616
While Maximus traveled back from Germany, in Switzerland, Lucius was grappling with the only choice his mother was giving him. He refused, but every day she reminded him that she wasn’t well and that it would be better if he let her go.
“Lucius, think carefully about what you’re doing, son… You’re throwing your money away. I’m never going to get better. Let me go I’ve made my decision.”
“That’s not your decision to make! Damn it!” Lucius yelled, frustrated.
“It is! I lived a good life, son. I got to see you grow up, to watch your siblings and Laura. I know I wasn’t a good mother, but I always knew that at any moment, my father of Leonardo would take you away from me. I never wanted to get attached to you. I preferred to act like you didn’t exist and this is my punishment.”
“Mom! I already told you–you’re not going to die! I don’t care. Even if I have to beg Maximus for help, I’ll never let you die. Do you understand?”
“Lucius… there’s something I’ve never told you,” Alexia said, her eyes filled with tears.
“Mom… I told you I don’t like it when you cry. I hate seeing those beautiful eyes like that.”
“Lucius, I want you to know the truth… the truth about your story.
“What are you talking about?”
“Lucius, I have no excuse. I was immature, irrational, and always spoiled by your grandparents. I thought I owned the world.”
“Mom…”
“Lucius, when I was a teenager–well, when I was sixteen I met a man…”
“He’s my father!” Lucius exclaimed in surprise.
“No! Let me tell the story. Nobody knows this… nobody!
“His name was Gabriel. He was much older than me, an art teacher. At first, I was infatuated with Maximus, but back then, he was just a kid, like me. When Gabriel showed up, he introduced me to… other things.”
“What things?” Lucius asked.
“Lucius, he… he made me a woman. At that stupid age, you believe everything. I became infatuated with him. I have to admit, Maximus was my cover for everything. He was sweet, wanted a serious relationship, something formal. But I let myself be swept away by Gabriel. I became obsessed with him–I even followed him to Paris, leaving Maximus behind in Valentia.”
“Did my grandparents never notice?”
No! I wish they had… because just to be with him, before going to Paris, I started going to parties that weren’t meant for girls my age. A lot of things happened, and I felt like a woman, even though I was only seventeen. Too late, I realized Gabriel only wanted me for money and to have a young girl at his side…”
“Mom..!!
“When I found out he was married, I thought he’d leave his wife. But the bastard told me he wouldn’t. He said he had a family and wouldn’t change that for me. I wanted to turn back, but too much time had passed. I was good at my job, but the fact that he left me made it impossible to stay. So, I went back to Valentia. But before that… I made a terrible mistake.”
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“What mistake?”
I got
involved with Leonardo. One day, I ran into him in Paris. I was heartbroken, and I didn’t think Like everything else I’ve done, I acted without thinking. I got involved with him, and I promised myself I wouldn’t do it again. I went back to Valentia and sought out Maximus, thinking it would ease my guilt…”
“Did you love him?”
“I loved Gabriel. But he had to leave my life, so the easiest thing was to go back to Maximus. He was my age, still single, and it felt like he had been waiting for me… Even though there was someone else in his life. I turned a blind eye. I didn’t want to face the fact that I’d lost. I did things I regret.”
“Mom, what did you do?”
“I inserted myself into Maximus’s life, knowing full well that he’d always choose me. The little brat chasing after him meant nothing to me–less than nothing. I walked all over her and managed to marry Maximus. He really was a good man… at least to me. He treated me like a queen, but unfortunately, all the wrong I’d done soon caught up
he would to me. Leonardo appeared and blackmailed me. He wanted needed–a child. If I didn’t give him one, tell Maximus the whole truth, and I couldn’t let that happen. So, I ended up sleeping with him.”
