A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 10

Gideon’s call came as a lightning bolt from the blue, his voice tense as he explained he hadn’t picked up Logan from preschool. The principal had seen someone take him – and it was undoubtedly Yvan.

Matilda rolled out of bed in a panic, her movements erratic as she yanked open the drawer and shoved the pills, long neglected, down her throat. She gagged, forcing the bitter tablets down her dry throat, then wiped away the tears that had stained her cheeks and stood up with a new

resolve.

Her eyes, tinged with red from crying, blazed with unmistakable hatred. Her hands trembled as she clutched the fabric over her heart.

“It’s okay. Don’t be scared. Yvan, you’ve taken everything from me, and now I’ll fight you with everything I’ve got!” She told herself.

Logan had been whisked away by Yvan at three o’clock, taken directly to the grand Boyd

estate.

Violet, Yvan’s mother, was taken aback the moment she laid eyes on Logan.

The old woman murmured through her tears. “Are you… are you a Boyd?”

Logan remained silent.

Violet’s sadness seemed genuine, but he had no desire to engage.

“Who are your parents?”

smile held a precocious edge. “Who my father is doesn’t matter to me

having just parked his car, overheard Logan and kicked the door in frustration. “What’s that

“Exactly what

Boyds, and didn’t dare to embrace him. She just watched him, asking, “Is your mother… doing

of the government, so she’s got no worries about food and clothing.”

lifting him. “Where did you learn to speak

Matilda teach you to talk like that,

thing. That my mom’s been to

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Chapter 10

words seething through clenched

like me, send me back.” Louan looked straight at him. “You may want to use me

admission that their loathing had seeped into

flee. That’s why she moved from Sea City to Sapphire

was so infuriated, smashed things around

begging, “Yvan, please stop

and stormed

remained seated on the couch, his expression

both angry, mirrored

clean up and sat next to

shook his

reddened eyes betrayed his shock.