My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1100

Adrian hadn't expected this moment at all. Every day he woke up, went to work, came home, and studied.

His life had started to look very different than before, but this surprise changed his entire day.

Once the door closed behind Magnus and the stroller disappeared down the hall, both Laura and Adrian were left feeling a little awkward and nervous.

"Laura… what's going on? I…" Adrian stammered.

"Adrian, can we talk?"

"Yeah… sure. What do you need? Is Adele okay? Is something wrong?"

"No… no, everything's fine. She's fine. Adrian, what I want to talk to you about is… this," Laura said, waving her hand vaguely between them.

"I see you're working with my family now. Honestly, I had no idea you were here."

"Well… your dad gave me a chance, and I'm just trying to repay it by working hard," Adrian said nervously, keeping his head down.

"Wow… Dad didn't say anything to me about it. I guess he had his reasons."

"Well… I haven't been here long, honestly. I'm just getting started. But I think it's going well… at least, I hope it is," Adrian said sincerely.

Laura smiled and said, "I saw all the emails you sent me… almost two years ago."

Adrian lowered his head even more and said quietly:

"Laura… like I told you back then, I know I didn't react the way I should have. Honestly, I'm still ashamed of that time in my life. And I understand why you didn't let me meet Adele.

"I've been working really hard to turn my life around. I want to be part of her life. I want to be someone she looks at and feels proud of.

"Laura… when you're ready to introduce her to me, I want you to know I'll be someone worth trusting.

"I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I'm trying to fix my path—for Adele and for myself. You have no idea how much it meant that someone like your dad and your grandfather trusted me.

"I know I made the biggest mistake of my life when I said those horrible things to you.

"I never should have. I was scared—I didn't know how to react. And by the time I realized what I'd done, it was too late.

"I swear to you, I looked for you. I swear I would have given anything to be there for every stage of your pregnancy.

"I would have loved to see you with that big belly carrying Adele.

"You have no idea how much I regret missing those ultrasounds, missing her birth, not being there to help you through those sleepless nights so you could rest.