My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Chapter 0964 At the Bartz house, every woman who knew Serenity had arrived. A full team was already in place, ready to bring Marcus Bartz's daughter's wishes to life-something Valerie had anticipated. She knew that once Serenity accepted, Marcus would go completely overboard. He'd probably even try to bring in Vera Wang herself to design the dress.

"Marcus, my love, try to calm down. Everything will be fine today," Valerie said, hugging him from behind as they watched their daughter arrive with a group of women.

"I know, but I should have brought Vera! When Serenity was little, she used to say that when she got married, she wanted a dress like the one that doll had-the one designed by her," Marcus said, visibly nervous.

"Sweetheart, the wedding is in a week. And remember, Serenity is pregnant-her hormones are all over the place. Let's just let things flow naturally, okay? Besides, we already won a small victory-she agreed to wear my dress." "Yeah, but I just hope the person we hired makes the dream dress," Marcus said, turning to look at Valerie with love and anxiety.

"Darling, everything will be fine. And look at this place-it's full of women ready to help. Even Camille and the girls are here for the wedding. By the way, do you know where Frederick is? Ever since he supposedly went to Hesperia, I haven't heard a word from him." "Ask Camille. She probably has more details," Marcus said with a knowing smile.

"Nooo! Don't tell me... She and... Nooo! No, no, I can't even picture it. Them? Together?" Valerie gasped in shock.

"Valerie, you're so oblivious! Of course! Didn't you notice Camille and Frederick have been making eyes at each other?" Marcus said, hugging her playfully as they walked toward the bedroom door.

"No! I never noticed that..." Valerie admitted, feeling completely clueless.

"Love... They've been wanting something for years, but neither of them gave in-until this year. With everything that's happened, they had to work together. And, well... you can imagine the rest," Marcus said, summarizing the situation.

"So, did Camille go back to Hesperia for the girls... or for Frederick?" Valerie asked, still surprised.

"I think for both. But with Frederick already there, handling things for our return, it worked out perfectly for her, "Marcus said proudly.

"I can't believe this... I've been so distracted I didn't see it coming," Valerie said, still in disbelief.

"I know! They haven't made it official, but yeah, they've been secretly seeing each other for months. So don't go running straight to Camille to ask her about it," Marcus warned, noticing the intent in his wife's eyes.

"Oh! Good thing you said that-I was going to ask her directly," Valerie admitted honestly.

"No, sweetheart, let them tell us when we're back in Hesperia," Marcus said as he led his wife to the salon, where everything was set up for an afternoon of girl talk and baby chatter.

When Serenity entered the salon with Diana, Emma, Laura, Celeste, Aria, Danielle, and Ellie, she was surprised to find Aurora Rennard and Regina Fernandez waiting there. She had interacted with them very little-especially Aurora, whom she only knew from stories.

"Serene, sweetheart! The last tI saw you, you were determined to go out and discover the world. Looks like you did just not in the way I expected!" Regina teased shamelessly.

"Aunt Regina!" Serenity exclaimed, blushing furiously.

1/2 +25 BONUS Chapter 0964 "What? Having sex and having kids isn't a bad thing!" Regia said with a smirk.

"You must be Aurora, right?" Serenity asked, turning to the woman beside Regina.

She recognized her from a picture her mother had shown her months ago.

"That's right, sweetheart! Though you're not so little anymore. I'm so happy to finally meet you. I was with your mom during the first months of her pregnancy-I never imagined you'd grow up to be this beautiful. At least your don't take after your father! Now that I know who he is, I can say you're the spitting image of your mother!" Aurora said, as blunt as ever.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. My mom has toldso much about you," Serenity said with a warm smile.

Valerie had once told Serenity that Aurora had been a rock for her when her relationship with Maximus ended. She had also mentioned how, during her tliving with Peter Aurora had taken her in like a sister, and they had grown very close.

Suddenly, Aurora's gaze locked onto someone else in the room. Among all the women present, one caught her attention. She stared for a moment, then walked straight toward her.

"Celeste! Celeste Johnson! Is that you? My sweet girl!" Aurora cried, tears welling up as she pulled her into a tight embrace.

Aurora..." Celeste said softly, still a little shy.

"My girl! Well, you're not a girl anymore, but I've spent my whole life thinking g about you, yemembering you, wondering where you were.

Celeste... my dear, where have you been all these years?" "Well, well, looks like we have a lot to talk about. How about we do that later? Right now, the important thing is helping Serenity with her dress," Celeste said with a kind smile.

"You're right! Today is Serenity's day. Speaking of which, sweetheart, where's your mom?” Aurora asked, looking around the room.

"Oh! She's probably making sure my brothers are okay. Givea second," Serenity said, stepping outside the salon.

She had barely taken a few steps when she spotted Valerie and Marcus entering, Marcus ready to take Ethan, Ellie, and Peter's twins with him.

"My girl! How are you? How do you feel?" Marcus said, pulling her into a tight hug.

"I'm good, Dad, really good! And seeing all of you here-seeing everyone-it makesfeeleven! better. Never ima imagined that all the women in my life would ctogether to help me," Serenity said, her eyes welling up with The content. is on novelenglish.net! emotion.

"Serenity, sweetheart, don't cry.

Today is a special day. We're all here to help, to give our ideas, and to sure make sure it's as beautiful as what your father said, 'the dress of your dreams'," Valerie said.