My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus)

For a few seconds, Laura was frozen in place, staring in shock at the woman storming toward them, cursing and shouting. But then she snapped out of it-this time, she wouldn't allow Alice to cause a scene.

"Adrian Brown! So this is what's had you acting like an idiot?" Alice George shouted, furious.

"Alice!" Adrian quickly stepped in front of her, trying to block her path.

"Get out of my way!" she snapped, shoving him aside. She turned her venomous glare toward Laura. "So, what now, you pathetic little homewrecker? Trying to steal my husband? You're nothing but a whore! And you-" she snarled, turning back to Adrian, "-just wait until I go talk to your parents! Move!"

"Alice, stop! Enough! Control yourself!" Adrian pleaded, grabbing her arm in an attempt to calm her down.

Laura, still processing everything, stood frozen as memories of Alice and Antonia's relentless bullying in school flooded back. She could barely focus on anything except the endless stream of insults being thrown at her.

"You're such an idiot! A worthless piece of shit!" Alice spat at Adrian. "You think I don't know about your little bastard child with her? Let me make one thing very clear: that brat will never step foot in my house. What the hell are you even thinking, Adrian? Your family owes mine-you owe me!"

She stomped on Adrian's foot, pushing him away before lunging toward Laura.

Laura saw the hand coming. Something inside her snapped.

She dodged the slap effortlessly.

"You filthy whore! You and that bitch daughter of yours can rot in hell! Adrian will never come back to you, so get over it! You're trash, Laura Palmer! You've always been trash!" Alice screamed, her words dripping with hatred.

Alice barely had time to finish her sentence before Laura's hand struck her across the face.

The slap was so hard that Alice staggered and fell to the ground.

"Alice... You can say whatever you want about me, but my daughter? Don't you dare." Laura crouched down, grabbing Alice's hair and yanking her head back.

"Miss Evans, are you alright? I'm sorry, I couldn't get here faster-" Benson, Laura's security guard, had finally caught up, his eyes scanning the situation.

"Let me go, you bitch! Let go of me! Do you even know who you're messing with?!" Alice shrieked, struggling in Laura's grasp.

"Oh, no, Alice You don't know who you're messing with," Laura hissed. "For years, I've put up with your

bullshit, but not anymore. You're net

nothing but a spoiled brat with

money. But guess what? My family is a hell of a lot more powerful than yours. Touch my daughter, and I swear-you'll find out just how far I'm willing to go."

Alice's face drained of color. "Let me go! Adrian?! Are you seriously just standing there?! Adrian!"

Adrian, stunned, ran a hand through his hair, exhaling sharply. "You're more than capable of defending yourself, Alice! Stop acting like a damsel in distress!"

Laura's voice was ice-cold. "You started this, Alice. You've spent your whole life looking down on me. And for what? Because I wasn't rich enough for you? Because I didn't belong in your little world? Well, look at you now. Pathetic. Desperate. And guess what? You don't intimidate me anymore."

At that moment, Laura wasn't the same woman everyone knew. It was as if a different side of her had emerged-something raw, ruthless, almost eerily composed.noveldrama

It was as if her mother, Alexia, was whispering in her ear, guiding her every move.

"Laura... please," Adrian finally spoke again, his tone pleading. "Let her go. Don't get yourself into trouble over this. Please."

"Adrian... I have no idea what you ever saw in an empty woman like this, but let me tell you one thing- Laura said as she finally released Alice's hair, shoving her back onto the ground. "If you want to see your daughter, you need to learn how to control her. Because if you don't, you will never meet my child. She may grow up without a father, but trust me—she has me, and that's more than enough."