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

there, hip features bearing a striking resemblance to Yvan’s. It was evident to any discerning eye that they were

Yvan detested had given him such a precocious

I have one condition, Logan announced, standing on his tiptoes. “You have to let us reunite with our family.”

frowned. “You want me to send you back to that so–called home? What, you want

of his son suffering

would you care about Mom

hard, leaving him

You can visit whenever you want. I’ll talk to her about it. I promise we won’t cause any trouble at your house. Mom and

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on our

didn’t want to go

looked at Logan’s face and felt a dull ache

five–year–old have such insight… It was heart–wrenching.

After all, a Boyd should be

the hospital Yvan brought Logan to visit her every day after preschool. She soon emerged from her gloom, though she

thought to himself that at least hatred was better than madness.

was discharged Logan walked hand–in–hand with her. She looked fragile and slender, even thinner after her stay in the hospital. As they moved through the busy hospital. tobby, she seemed like she

woman that drew his repeated

Logan hacoily skipping alongside her, Yvan followed them to

arrived to pick them up, his closeness to Logan making it seem as though they were the real family.

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