My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus) novel Chapter 1165

[The Evans Hayward Family]

Lucius arrived at Hesperia's international airport. At the arrivals area, Frederick and Camille were waiting for him. They recognized him instantly—he looked just like a younger version of Maximus.

"Lucius Evans?" Frederick asked respectfully.

"Yes…" Lucius replied, a bit uncertain.

"How was your flight?" Camille asked, noticing he was carrying his daughter in his arms, completely asleep.

"Amanda behaved well for most of the flight… Angela warned me and packed plenty of supplies for the long trip."

"That's great! Welcome to Hesperia! We'll take you to your new home. Serenity asked us to take you and help with whatever you might need while she's away."

"She left?"

"Yes, well, they went to Coravela for something personal, but they'll be back by Monday or Tuesday," Camille explained, updating him.

"Alright… Let's go, then."

"Is that the only luggage you brought?" Frederick asked, grabbing the suitcase to load into the car.

"Oh, yeah. I usually travel light, and this time's no different," Lucius said confidently.

"Hmm… You'll probably need some things for the baby…" Camille said, surprised.

"Most of her things are in this bag… I'll go buy whatever else we need later."

"Okay, let's go. It should take us about 45 minutes," Frederick said calmly.

"Alright."

"Mind if I hold your baby?" Camille asked gently.

He knew it had to be nighttime in Valentia, so instead of calling, he just sent messages to everyone waiting to hear from him: Laura, Angela, Moriarty, Maximus, and Peter.

[We've arrived. The flight went well and Amanda is doing fine.]

Just like he said, Lucius bathed with his daughter and they went to bed. The trip had been long and exhausting. A few hours later, little Amanda woke up hungry. They stepped out into the backyard together and admired the sunset in their new place.

"Amanda… My girl, this will be our new home. I don't know what the future holds for us, but you need to know that your mom will always be with us, and I'll always be here—to love you, protect you, and care for you as best I can.

"Today, we start a new life. I know very well that your mom is far from us now, but someday I'll take you to see where she rests. For now, it's you and me against the world.

"You and I… We're going to enjoy this place. I'm sure once you grow up, you'll love it even more than I do. I know your mom would have loved this house—our new house.

"Listen closely, my little one—never, do you hear me? Never will I let you forget who your mother was or all the things she wanted to share with you.

"She had so many plans for the future—for you and for me. Maybe she's not with us anymore, but I'm going to carry out each one of those plans, little by little.