NovelEnglishChapter 0922
“I think there's something you need to know...”
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“Know what? That he’s dead? | know that! I've known for a long time! And believe me, there isn’t a single day |
don’t pray for him. Not a day goes by that | don’t think of my son, that | don’t imagine how things should have
been... But what good does it do to dwell on something that never was?”
Aria’s voice trembled with emotion. “It broketo realize was too late. It broketo realize | left him alone for
years. | was never strong enough to fight for him... Not a day goes by that | don’t blmyself. If | had done
more... If | had escaped... If | had confronted my father...”
She inhaled sharply, as if trying to steady herself, but her voice cracked as she continued.
“Maximus, believe me... Even though | never got to know him, never got to hold him, ‘my heart shattered the
day Leonardo tookto his grave.”
Tears streamed down her face as she collapsed onto a nearby bench, her body trembling. The scene struck
Maximus hard-it reminded him of how he had felt when he first heard that Peter was dead.
Kneeling in front of her, he gently took her hands.
“Aria, | know what I'm about to say will sound impossible. It tooka long tto believe it myself. Leonardo
never accepted the truth, but... Peter, your son, my brother he’s not dead.”
Aria’s eyes widened in shock, fresh tears spilling over. She stared at him in disbelief, her body instinctively
shaking her head in denial.
“You're lying! What do you want from me? Why would you play with something like this, Maximus Palmer?” she
cried, trying to stand up.
“Aria, I'm not lying.” Maximus'’s voice was steady. “Leonardo showed you pictures of him, didn’t he?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe hesitated, then slowly nodded.
“Then letshow you something,” he said, pulling out his phone and scrolling through his gallery. “Aria, my
brother is alive. Not only that, he just beca father again He has two newborn daughters, an adult son, and a
grandson who's almost six.”
He looked at her, gauging her reaction. “And soon, he'll have another granddaughter. In a few months, his
daughter-in-law will give birth to his great-grandchild.”
Aria struggled to process his words. How could this be real? How could Leonardo have lied to her like this?
Then again... her own father had stolen her child from her. If he was capable of such cruelty, why wouldn't
Leonardo do the same?
“Here,” Maximus said, handing her the phone. “This is Peter-your son.”
Aria took the phone in her trembling hands. The moment she laid eyes on the photo, she shot up from the bench,
her breath hitching.
Her fingers shook so violently that she dropped the phone.
Maximus immediately picked it up, relieved to see it had landed in a flower pot, preventing any damage. He
quickly pulled up more pictures and handed it back to her.
Aria stared at them, unable to believe what she was seeing. Cold sweat trickled down her back.
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“The woman beside him is Celeste, the mother of his twin daughters. They're not married yet, but they plan to
be, “Maximus explained. “Aria, your son my brother has been through hell. | was there the day we placed his
ashes in the columbarium. | saw It happen with my own eyes.”
He took a deep breath. “There's so much | need to tell you thought you were dead. | begged Leonardo to tell me
where you were, but he never did. | suppose he wanted to respect your decision to disappear.”
Aria remained silent, her gaze fixed on the photos.
“Now that he’s gone, he finally toldwhere to find you. And | believe the right thing to do is to give you the
chance to meet your son. It's time, Aria. It's tfor you to be the mother you were never allowed to be.
Because whether you're ready or not, you're already a great-grandmother. And soon, you'll be one again.”
Aria’s hands tightened around the phone. She was speechless. Thoughts raced through her mind. Was this a
trick? A cruel joke?
No. The pictures didn’t lie. The people in them were too real.
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But deep down, she knew she couldn't live with that decision.
What if it was true?
What if she finally had a chance to meet the child she had lost?
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Nothing could be worse than that.
So why not take the risk?
She clutched Maximus’s arm, her whole body trembling.
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Maximus watched as she broke down completely. Her eyes, filled with uncertainty, searched his face for
reassurance.
She was trusting him. After her initial doubt, she was choosing to believe.
Or maybe... she was simply desperate to believe.
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