A Journey from Bitterness to Truth

Chapter 27

Yvan couldn’t fathom how Matilda had managed these past few years. Seeing her sobbing into Logan’s shoulder, a peculiar pang of discomfort twisted in his gut.

Drying his mother’s tears with a tissue, Logan gently said, “Mommy, let’s go home, okay? Please don’t be sad anymore.”

Hugging him tightly, Matilda trembled. “With you, I can make it through. With you, Mommy can survive…”

Looking up at his fragile mother and then at Yvan standing in the doorway, Logan sighed. “Mom, I told you before. Dad came to pick me up today. I know you hate him, but he is… my dad.”

His young voice carried an undeniable resolve. “Even though I’m not fond of him, having a daddy feels… safe. But if you don’t want to go back to him, Mom, I won’t interfere. Your choice is my choice.”

The tears welled up in Matilda’s eyes once more. “Logan, Mommy’s not afraid anymore. How about we go back and live a good life with Uncle?

The words. “Let’s pretend you never met Yvan and you never had a father went unsaid.

After putting Matilda to bed, Logan stepped out of the hospital room, his m

Yvan’s anxious one.

“How is she?” Yvan asked.

“She’s calmer now… not as agitated as before.”

gaze meeting

resemblance to Yvan’s. It was

has a twisted sense of humor. The woman Yvan detested had given him such a precocious son. But was such early maturity a blessing or

condition, Logan announced, standing

send you back to that so–called home? What, you want to keep wandering

thought of his

eyes dimmed. “Dad, would you care about Mom if I didn’t

hard, leaving him speechless

together without love, it’s still unhappiness. Taking a deep breath. Logan continued, “So, it’s fine for me to live with Mom. You can visit whenever you want. I’ll talk to her about

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on

didn’t want to go back to Yvan’s place.

looked at Logan’s face and felt a dull ache in

such insight… It

all, a Boyd should be raised by

recovery at the hospital Yvan brought Logan to visit her every day after preschool. She

to himself that at least

thinner after her stay in the hospital. As they

her, wondering what it was about this woman that drew his repeated attention. After all she was the

alongside her, Yvan followed them to he

dashing Gideon arrived to pick them up, his closeness to Logan making

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