My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 1065 After almost four hours on the road-where Alden's driver wasn't so much driving as flying he finally arrived. He didn't even wait for the car to park. As soon as he saw the hospital, he jumped out and ran inside.

Alden was sprinting down the hallway looking for the room number, his heart pounding in his chest. In that moment, he wished he had superpowers just so he could appear there instantly.

He felt a bit calmer knowing Serenity's mom and dad were already with her, and he had already told Peter and Celeste-she had gone too.

He needed to see his wife. He needed to meet his daughter.

Even Laura had already made it to the hospital. Technically, he was the only adult who hadn't arrived yet, along with the other men in the family like Maximus and Peter, who had stayed behind to finalize the union of the three families with the notary.

When he saw the room number, he finally felt a wave of relief. He opened the door-and walked into a slightly surreal scene. Lucius was sitting on the couch holding the baby, while Serenity chatted with her mom.

Celeste had gone with Laura to grab a coffee. She was a little sleep-deprived since she had just finished her final exams.

"Serenity! My girl!" Alden said as he saw his wife.

To him, she looked beautiful. Despite the tired look in her eyes, she was still the most beautiful woman in the world. Lucius realized it was tto hand the baby over to her dad.

"I think she should meet her father..." Lucius said a little nervously.

Alden looked at him, instinctively sizing him up. He had no idea why the guy was with his wife, but since Marcus and Valerie were both there and seemed fine with it, Alden didn't object.

"Let's see... My angel, my little one... Hi, baby! Hi, sweetheart! I'm your dad! My beautiful girl... It's okay now, Daddy's here, Mommy's here... Welcto the family, my little one," Alden said as he held and admired his beautiful daughter, who had inherited Serenity's dark hair, but Alden's skin tone and gorgeous eyes. "She's beautiful!" Valerie said as she cover to see the baby in Alden's arms.

Lucius, seeing the scene, figured it was tto go. He planned to check in on Laura and see if she wanted to leave. If not, he'd order an Uber-he was exhausted, and honestly, welcoming his niece hadn't exactly been a walk in the park.

Having made up his mind, he walked over to Serenity, took her hand, and said.

"I think it's tforto head out. I need to see Laura, and Amanda must be worried..." "Oh, right! Thank you, Lucius! Really, thank you so much! You have no idea how much it meant toto have you there during such a tough moment-giving birth to my daughter. Just having you there helped a lot. I didn't feel so alone... I'm always going to tell Isabelle about that." "She's going to be called Isabelle?" Lucius asked with interest.

"Yeah... but now that I think about it, maybe we could go with Lucy Isabelle... or Isabelle Lucy..." Serenity said, still thinking about how to combine the name.

"No, no, no... Just Isabelle sounds better." Serenity just smiled quietly. Alden noticed the way the two siblings were holding hands. Then he stepped closer to the young mamet who had been with his wife and said, "Lucius, thank you for being there for Serenity. I'll never forget it. I don't know what you two went through together, but I hope this experience helps you both move forward somehow." Alden understood that as long as his wife was happy, he could respect her choices. Sure, things hadn't started off easy, but going through this experience together had definitely brought them closer.

"Thank you! Honestly, Serenity did all the work. I just gave her a hand-physically and emotionally..." Lucius said, holding up his hand to show the nail marks and bruises left on his pale skin.

Serenity turned red as a tomato when she saw that. She didn't even remember doing half of that. She had no idea Lucius had to suffer through every one of her contractions right along with her.

"Well, I should get going. Amanda's probably freaking out by now, and I can't even call her my phone just died." Lucius said, holding up his dead phone.

"So how are you going to get home? You left your truck back at the café..." Serenity said, a bit concerned.

"I'll figure something out, don't worry. There's gotta be taxis outside the hospital..." Lucius replied like it was no big deal.

"I'll take him to the Evans residence.

to the I mean, it's the least I can do. You stayed with my daughter through labor, left your car behind, and now what let you take a cab? That wouldn't look too good on this proud new grandpa," Marcus said with a grín. '

Lucius had a feeling this ride wouldn't just be a friendly lift. He knew that om any attempt to get closer to his sister would cwith certain conditions-and Marcus probably had a few of his own. "See, Serenity? I've got a ride. Now try to get srest. Maybe tomorrow I'll bring Amanda by so she can meet the baby and you two can get to know each other." After a round of goodbyes, Lucius and Marcus left the hospital. And just as Lucius expected, Marcus was looking for a moment alone with him-a chance to talk and clear the air.

"Lucius, I don't know what you and Serenity were doing when she started feeling bad. But knowing my OT! daughter, I know she wants to be a good sister. I'm just asking that you honor that trust. "I can't make decisions for her, but what I will say is this: she has a huge heart. And like it or not, you two are part of the next generation-the ones who'll carry on our family names.

"Nothing makeshappier than seeing my daughter smile. That's why I've decided to leave the past where it belongs in the past.

But I'll tell you this: Lucius, Serenity is a good person, a good daughter, and most of all, she's my little girl-the light of my life. I'd hate to see her hurt someday...

because if she gets hurt, I'd end up hurting whatever you love most.

"And you know I'm not speaking figuratively believe deep down you're a good kid, just caught up in a lot of bad circumstances. But I'm asking you before you ever think about hurting my daughter, think about the example you're setting for your siblings. Every move you make, they're watching." "Don't worry, Mr. Bartz. I'm not here for anything but to make peace with Serenity.

I know how important she is to my other sister, Laura, and I—neither of us would ever want to hurt Serenity. Not now.

"I know I got wrapped up in the wrong kind of games in the past... but that's behindnow."